The leader of the most famous charge in American history, George E. Pickett, was destined for immortality, but the man behind the famous name has remained a mystery. This, the first full-length scholarly biography of the general, reveals the complex personality and explores the contradictory behavior of one of Robert E. Lee's most enigmatic subordinates. What emerges is a portrait of a gallant leader who risked his life on many fields but refused to accompany his troops into the jaws of death at Gettysburg; an incisive, ...
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The leader of the most famous charge in American history, George E. Pickett, was destined for immortality, but the man behind the famous name has remained a mystery. This, the first full-length scholarly biography of the general, reveals the complex personality and explores the contradictory behavior of one of Robert E. Lee's most enigmatic subordinates. What emerges is a portrait of a gallant leader who risked his life on many fields but refused to accompany his troops into the jaws of death at Gettysburg; an incisive, quick-witted tactician who graduated at the foot of his West Point Class; and a chivalrous Virginian who in 1865 barely escaped trial as a war criminal.
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Seller's Description:
Very good in very good dust jacket. jacket worn and faded at edges, corners worn; edges of cover faded. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 242 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade.
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Very good. White Mane Publishing, 1995, 242 pages, hardcover in a good dust jacket, no owner's mark or underlining, light wear, edge wear, rubbing on jacket.
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Very Good in Very Good- jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 242 pp. Original sky blue leatherette covers w/ gilt title on spine. Bottom corners and spine ends bumped. DJ moderately soiled and rubbed w/ mild edge wear. Small chip to bottom corner of front panel. Illust. w/ b/w photos and maps. Contents very nice.
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Fair. This is a former library book with stickers, inserts and markings. May have some shelf-wear due to normal use. Your purchase funds free job training and education in the greater Seattle area. Thank you for supporting Goodwill's nonprofit mission!
