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Author Cleary, Ben (Ben C.), author.

Title Searching for Stonewall Jackson : a quest for legacy in a divided America / by Ben Cleary.

Publication Info. New York : Twelve, 2019.
©2019

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Location Call No. Status
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  B JACKSON, S.    Check Shelf
 Simsbury Public Library - Biographies  BIOG JACKSON, STONEWELL    Check Shelf
 South Windsor Public Library - Biographies  B JACKSON    Check Shelf
 Southington Library - Adult  973.73 CLE    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description vi, 375 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Summary "Historian Ben Cleary takes readers beyond the legend of Stonewall Jackson and directly onto the Civil War battlefields on which he fought, and where a country once again finds itself at a crossroads"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents The soundtrack of southern victory -- After the battle -- "All things work together ..." -- Fearful odds -- Icicles of blood -- An insubordinate frenzy -- A dazzling glimpse -- Following the footsteps -- Spirits of the place -- "God blessed our arms ..." -- An unconscious poet -- A talent for retreat -- The lion's mouth -- A lost battlefield -- The dead thick as blackbirds -- Their backs to the mountain -- The tired man -- Men falling continually -- Bloody ground -- The prize within their reach -- A melancholy field -- Leaving Richmond -- Jackson is with you! -- A strange, mysterious splendor -- A trail of cemeteries -- A brief pursuit -- The fortunes of war -- The most deadly fire -- The certainty of death -- Pain and happiness -- War so terrible -- A piece of gold braid -- Moss neck and belvoir -- The fallen sword -- "Let us cross over the river ..."
Subject Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863.
Confederate States of America. Army -- Biography.
Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863. (OCoLC)fst00009242
Confederate States of America. Army. (OCoLC)fst00539981
American Civil War (1861-1865) (OCoLC)fst01351658
Generals -- Confederate States of America -- Biography.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
Generals. (OCoLC)fst00939841
Military campaigns. (OCoLC)fst01710190
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
United States -- Confederate States of America. (OCoLC)fst01205435
HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877).
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical.
HISTORY / Military / United States.
Chronological Term 1861-1865
Genre/Form Biography.
History.
Biographies.
ISBN 9781455535804 (hardcover)
145553580X (hardcover)
9781549119910 (audio download)
9781455535798 (ebook)
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