NATHAN BEDFORD FORREST AND HIS CRITTER COMPANY - 1931 FIRST EDITION

Description: BEDFORD FORREST AND HIS CRITTER COMPANY BY ANDREW LYTLE FIRST EDITION NEAR FINE CONDITION Original, Solidly Bound, Antique Book Frontispiece of General Forrest and Contains Illustrations and Maps Throughout Long Considered a Classic on Forrest Fully Referenced and Indexed with Bibliographical Notes HANDSOMELY PUBLISHED BY G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS, NEW YORK, IN 1931 In terms of his impact on modern warfare, no general of the Civil War had more than Lieutenant General Nathan Bedford Forrest. Not Grant, not Lee, not Longstreet or Sherman. This is the man. General Forrest was a brilliant commander who never had enough men under his command to turn the war in the South's favor. Still, he was a hero to the people of the Tennessee River Valley where he won most of his victories, with good reason. When the Union troops overran these areas and placed them under military rule, Forrest made sure they treated the citizens decently. Once he even saved a group of innocent men from a flaming death at the hands of vengeful Union soldiers whom he was defeating in battle. The author provides endless first-hand accounts of the exploits of Forrest to show the reader who Forrest was, a complex and highly successful man and Confederate leader. Forrest was an extraordinary individual who had more impact on the 20th century than any other Civil War general. Andrew Lytle was the dean of Southern writers, and in this work -- one of his earliest -- he not only brought to life America's greatest military figure, but an age and a people as well. It was Lytle's aim to make the times of Nathan Bedford Forrest come alive for the reader and he truly does this. He devoted himself to intensive research of the Tennessee where Forrest was born and the Mississippi where he lived. In reading this book we not only learn about the marvelous -- indeed, often incredible -- feats of a military genius, but we learn at the same time about the people, the places, the morals, the values, and the way of life of a people long gone now. THIS BOOK IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION This original, antique book is in excellent overall condition. Bound in black, cloth covers with a distinctive pasteboard on the cover and spine featuring the image of General Forrest, this book is has solidly binding throughout. The exterior has light bumping to the top front, and some light rubbing and edge wear. The interior is clean and the pages are in excellent condition. They lightly and uniformly age toned and have light foxing on some pages. There is a prior-owner signature on the front end page as shown. The book has no other writing. It has no stamps. pasteboard, or other markings. The book contains maps and illustrations. The binding is solid throughout the book; it has no looseness or lean an both hinges are fine. 402 pages. A nice, antique Civil War classic on General Nathan Bedford Forrest and his Critter Company. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter

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