Sir Henry Morton Stanley, confederate:

"This section of Stanley's complete autobiography contains his exuberant, vivid recollections - an entertaining mix of fact and occasional fabrication - of commerce, manners, individuals, and attitudes in the late antebellum South, as well as his graphic, sobering descriptions of combat an...

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1. Verfasser: Stanley, Henry Morton 1841-1904 (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Baton Rouge Louisiana State University Press 2000
Ausgabe:1. printing
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Zusammenfassung:"This section of Stanley's complete autobiography contains his exuberant, vivid recollections - an entertaining mix of fact and occasional fabrication - of commerce, manners, individuals, and attitudes in the late antebellum South, as well as his graphic, sobering descriptions of combat and captivity."
"Stanley recounts some of the details of his childhood torments to contrast them with the freedom he finds in America and his sonlike relationship to his mentor. He eventually moves to the Arkansas frontier, living on two plantations, and from there is swept up by the excitement of the war, enlisting with the "Dixie Grays," 6th Arkansas Infantry."
"Stanley's narrative then resembles the writing of a young Stephen Crane - gripping accounts of the battles of Belmont and Shiloh, his capture by the Union army, the deplorable prison conditions at Camp Douglas, and his ultimate defection to the northern side. His autobiography abruptly breaks off in August 1862, but through notes, an introduction, and an epilogue, Civil War historian Nathaniel Hughes achieves a rounded picture of this phase in Stanley's life, relating it to his career as a whole
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-165) and index
Beschreibung:173 p. ill. : 23 cm
ISBN:0807125873

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