Blue-eyed child of fortune the Civil War letters of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw

Through nearly two hundred letters, the son of a wealthy Boston abolitionist wrote of his experiences as the commander of the all-black 54th Massachusetts Infantry in the Civil War. The portrait that emerges is of a man more divided and complex--though no less heroic--than the Shaw depicted in the c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Shaw, Robert Gould, 1837-1863 (-)
Otros Autores: Duncan, Russell
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens : University of Georgia Press c1992.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:Through nearly two hundred letters, the son of a wealthy Boston abolitionist wrote of his experiences as the commander of the all-black 54th Massachusetts Infantry in the Civil War. The portrait that emerges is of a man more divided and complex--though no less heroic--than the Shaw depicted in the celebrated film Glory.
Descripción Física:xxiii, 421 p. : il
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 391-404) e índice.
ISBN:9780820342771