Rebel Yell : The Violence, Passion and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson (CD-Audio)

from tuckerresearch

Gwynne is a good writer, and this is an engaging account of Stonewall Jackson's life and career. It is not done in a linear fashion. It is mainly an account of his career in the Civil War with flashbacks to his early life, his cadetship at West Point, his exploits in the US-Mexican War, his caree...

from msaucier818

A fantastic biography of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson. I had read one book that focused exclusively on Jackson many years ago, so the stories in this biography was in many ways new to me. Jackson's exploits as a general during the War are almost beyond compare, but his discipline as a man was what ...

from santhony

I read a lot of biographies. As a student of history, I have found that biographies, many times, are the best way to assess historical events. I am in the midst of reading a string of biographies, some of which are too scholarly for my taste while others read a little too simple. This biography o...

from DonaldBuehler

I was fortunate to meet S.C. Gwynne at the UCF Bookfair in April 2014. At that time I had not read "Rebel Yell", but my friend Ed Manns had highly recommended it. Mr. Gwynne is an acknowledged expert on Jackson and his book is one of the best written histories I have ever encountered. His descrip...

from joannefm2

First off, let me say that I absolutely love anything and everything to do with The Civil War (even going so far as to marrying a man who grew up outside Gettysburg). That said, I was excited to read this book, and I must say that I was not disappointed. This is truly an exceptional book about an...