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Loading... The Grand Old Man of Maine: Selected Letters of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, 1865-1914by James M. McPherson
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Best known as the hero of Little Round Top at Gettysburg and the commanding officer of the troops who accepted the Confederates' surrender at Appomattox, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (1828-1914) has become one of the most famous and most studied figures of Civil War history. After the war, he went on to serve as governor of Maine and president of Bowdoin College. The first collection of his postwar letters, this book offers important insights for understanding Chamberlain's later years and his place in chronicling the war.The letters included here reveal Chamberlain's perspective on mil No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)974.1History and Geography North America Northeastern U.S. MaineLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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