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Title: Blue-Eyed Child of Fortune: The Civil War Letters of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw by Robert Gould Shaw, Russell Duncan, William S. McFeely ISBN: 0-8203-2174-5 Publisher: University of Georgia Press Pub. Date: November, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: best buy
Comment: it's must have book I love this book
Rating: 4
Summary: A hero by default
Comment: Russell Duncan's compendium of letters both exalts and puzzles.The job of editing the letters and setting them in the context of war, family ties, friendships, etc. is thorough and, for the most part, makes them accessible. Let's not forget, though, that the editor omitted some letters that don't support his main thesis: that Col. Shaw was a rich young pleasure-lover who fought to get back to his privileged existence, never changing this outlook throughout the war; he "never fully understood nor dedicated himself" to the cause of Black freedom (pp.1-2). So here we are presented with a young man raised by abolitionists who went to all the hazards of preparing and leading something new, a black regiment, before dying in the middle of it, without understanding what he was about, or dedicating himself to it. It's fashionable to "debunk" the heros of yore, but even those letters we have tell us otherwise, and Duncan reverses his appraisal, back and forth, several times. We should also beware of measuring citizens of other times against a modern baseline on classism, racism, etc. Apart from these problems, found in the introduction and some footnotes, the book lets Shaw speak for himself (he does it eloquently and enjoyably) and the reader can draw his/her own conclusion on ideas, events, and character development.
Rating: 5
Summary: Bringing War to Life
Comment: Robert Gould Shaw's letters home are a very realistic look of the Civil War battles by a unique individual with many perspectives. The brutality of battle along with the emotional turmoil from such a young officer bring the war to life. The authors have given us a true picture of a brave officer and the war. As you read the letters of Shaw you want to pull the blankets closer on the cold winter nights he spent in the field. You can share the suffering along with Shaw at the loss of friends. The courage and love of family and devotion of country are evident throughout his premature adult life. God bless the 54th and may Robert Gould Shaw and all that served with him and under him never be forgotten.
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Title: Where Death and Glory Meet: Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Infantry by Russell Duncan ISBN: 0820321362 Publisher: University of Georgia Press Pub. Date: November, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: A Brave Black Regiment: The History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry 1863-1865 by Luis F. Emilio, Louis F. Emilio, Gregory J. W. Urwin ISBN: 0306806231 Publisher: DaCapo Press Pub. Date: April, 1995 List Price(USD): $17.50 |
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Title: One Gallant Rush: Robert Gould Shaw and His Brave Black Regiment/Movie Tie in to the Movie "Glory" by Peter Burchard ISBN: 031204643X Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: January, 1990 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title:Glory (Special Edition) ASIN: B000051YMQ Publisher: Columbia Tri-Star Pub. Date: 30 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $29.95 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $25.49 |
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Title: Lay This Laurel by Lincoln Kirstein, Richard Benson ISBN: 0871300362 Publisher: Eakin Press Pub. Date: December, 2001 List Price(USD): $60.00 |
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