Jeb Stuart, Burke Davis
Jeb Stuart, Burke Davis
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Jeb Stuart
The Last Cavalier

Author: Burke Davis

Narrator: Barrett Whitener

Unabridged: 15 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/13/2009

Synopsis

Jeb Stuart: The Last Cavalier is a full and definitive biography of the dashing and enigmatic Confederate hero of the Civil War, General J.E.B. Stuart. This lifesized portrait of Stuart surveys his life from childhood through his training at West Point, his years on the Western frontier, and his decision to stand with Virginia when war arrived. His brilliant Civil War career is covered in detail, from the raid on Chambersburg to his final, fatal clash at Yellow Tavern. The rudimentary field communications of the Civil War demanded of the cavalry the utmost in bravery, durability, and vigilance, writes Burke Davis in his introduction to this edition. Victory or defeat of armies was often in the hands of their cavalrymen.

About Burke Davis

Burke Davis (1913-2006) was an American author and journalist best known for his narrative histories of the Civil War, including To Appomattox: Nine April Days, 1865, Sherman's March, and The Long Surrender. His acclaimed biographies of military and political figures include They Called Him Stonewall, Gray Fox: Robert E. Lee and the Civil War, Marine!: The Life of Chesty Puller, and Old Hickory: A Life of Andrew Jackson. A longtime special projects writer for Colonial Williamsburg, Davis also published many works of historical nonfiction for young readers. His numerous honors include the Mayflower Cup, the North Carolina Award for Literature, and election to the North Carolina Journalism Hall of Fame and the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Drew

The book was good and informative. However, I think a really good biography attempts to understand the character and motivations of the subject. The reader should feel as if they know them, at least to some degree. This book read more like a series of facts, events, and quotes about JEB Stuart. I lea......more

Goodreads review by Sammy

The subject matter was good but presented with a bit of hero worship. Stuart was one of the most gifted cavalry commanders to have ever lived but Mr. Davis definitely writes with a Southern leaning. The narrator was very bland but OK; however, the production was atrocious. Every few minutes a passage......more

Goodreads review by Joe

This was a really good book about a person I had only read about peripherally. I knew JEB Stuart was a charismatic, daring, swashbuckling type but I didn't know anything else about him. He also was a fun loving, caring, and passionate person. He just ended up fighting for the wrong side.......more

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