Kentucky's Last Cavalier : General William Preston, 1816-1887 /

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"As this biography shows, Preston was Kentucky's last cavalier, the beau ideal of the Old South, a dashing defender of the old aristocracy both in the political realm and on the battlefield. His is a multidimensional story of power and privilege, family connections and gender roles, public...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sehlinger, Peter J.
Corporate Author: Kentucky Historical Society
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [Frankfort, Ky.] : Kentucky Historical Society, 2004.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Preston, William (Soldat)
Preston, William, > 1816-1887
Preston, William, > 1816-1887.
Confederate States of America. > Army.
Confederate States of America. > Army > Biography.
Generals.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
Generaux > États confederes d'Amerique > Biographies.
Generals > Confederate States of America > Biography.
United States > Confederate States of America.
Kentucky.
Kentucky > Histoire > 1792-1865.
Kentucky > History > 1792-1865.
Biographies.
History
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Boyhood
  • Youth
  • Husband and soldier
  • Legislator
  • At the court of Spain
  • Fighting for southern independence
  • Minister to Mexico
  • After the war.

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