Like history events-book about Stonewall Jackson

[LibraryLady]

BOOK PRESENTATION AND SIGNING

Thursday, October 2, 2014

Co-sponsored by the Dallas Historical Society and

Highland Park United Methodist Church
LOCATION: Highland Park United Methodist Church, Wesley Hall
3300 Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, TX US 75205

6:00 p.m. -- Private Reception with the author

Register to attend

or call 214.523.2240
or pay at the door

7:00 p.m. Presentation followed by book signing

From the author of the prizewinning New York Times bestseller Empire of the Summer Moon comes a thrilling account of how Civil War general Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson became a great and tragic American hero. Rebel Yell is written with the swiftly vivid narrative that is Gwynne's hallmark and is rich with battle lore, biographical detail, and intense conflict between historical figures. Gwynne delves deep into Jackson's private life, including the loss of his young beloved first wife and his regimented personal habits. It traces Jackson's brilliant twenty-four-month career in the Civil War, the period that encompasses his rise from obscurity to fame and legend; his stunning effect on the course of the war itself; and his tragic death, which caused both North and South to grieve the loss of a remarkable American hero.

[grouchy]

I loved Empire of the Summer Moon. I will buy this book.

[jellowrestling]

Cool.

Stonewall Jackson was one of the greatest generals in history.

[Red Oak]

Stonewall along with Lee, Forrest, and Cleburne are a few of my Heroes, I will buy the book for my library.

I recommend "The Good Soldier" by Tate as good biography of Jackson.

[planosteve]

Why hasn't there been a Bill-0 book on Stonewall yet? "Killing Stonewall".

[LibraryLady]

Don't know, but last night he was on Letterman hawking a book--Killing Patton.

Wonder how this book goes,

Patton died following an automobile accident in Europe on December 21, 1945

Is O going to tell us the accident was a set up?

[BigTex]

O'Reilly's thesis is that a lot of people wanted to get rid of Patton, particularly since he was advocating going after Stalin and the Soviets.

[Red Oak]

Patton's death was a little fishy, and with The US Government being chock full of Reds, not too outlandish.