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John Hunt Morgan and his raiders /
Whether one things of him as dashing cavalier or shameless horse thief, it is impossible not to regard John Hunt Morgan as a fascinating figure of the Civil War. He collected his Raiders at first from the prominent families of Kentucky, though later the exploits of the group were to attract a less e...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lexington, Ky. :
University Press of Kentucky,
[1985]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Whether one things of him as dashing cavalier or shameless horse thief, it is impossible not to regard John Hunt Morgan as a fascinating figure of the Civil War. He collected his Raiders at first from the prominent families of Kentucky, though later the exploits of the group were to attract a less elite class of recruits. Morgan was able to lead these men into the most dangerous adventures by convincing them that the honor of the South was at stake; yet he did not always succeed in appealing to that sense of honor when temptations of easy theft drew the Raiders from military objectives to w. |
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| Notas: | "First published in 1975 as a volume of The Kentucky Bicentennial bookshelf"--Title page verso |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 126 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-120) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780813146690 0813146690 0813146704 9780813146706 |