Clint Johnson
Autor/a de The Politically Incorrect Guide to the South (and Why It Will Rise Again)
Sobre l'autor
Clint Johnson has written nine books on the war, as well as hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles. His hobbies include reenacting with the 26th Regiment of North Carolina Troops (which serves as the 24th Michigan when portraying Federals). He lives in Ashe County, North Carolina.
Obres de Clint Johnson
Pursuit: The Chase, Capture, Persecution, and Surprising Release of Confederate President Jefferson Davis (1605) 77 exemplars
Bull's-Eyes and Misfires: 50 Obscure People Whose Efforts Shaped the American Civil War (2002) 55 exemplars
The 25 Best Civil War Sites: The Ultimate Traveler's Guide to Battlefields, Monument & Museums (Greenline Historic… (2005) 9 exemplars
From rails to roads: The history of Perley A. Thomas Car Works and Thomas Built Buses (A Lifescapes corporate… (1996) 5 exemplars
Say and Sing 1 exemplars
Obres associades
True Heroes: A Treasury of Modern-day Fairy Tales Written by Best-selling Authors (2015) — Col·laborador — 27 exemplars
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- USA
- Llocs de residència
- North Carolina, USA
- Educació
- University of Florida
Membres
Ressenyes
Potser també t'agrada
Autors associats
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 15
- També de
- 1
- Membres
- 608
- Popularitat
- #41,354
- Valoració
- 3.5
- Ressenyes
- 13
- ISBN
- 42
The book departs from the Civil War theme to provide a tour of the Nat Turner rebellion area; Johnson claims that the fear of slave rebellions was one of the motivators of the Confederacy.
One surprising thing I did learn is John Singleton Mosby – the famous/infamous “Gray Ghost” partisan (see Gray Ghosts and Rebel Raiders) became “reconstructed”, becoming a personal friend of U.S. Grant and a Republican. Johnson describes this as a “mistake” and notes “an angry Virginian” shot at Mosby as a result.
As mentioned, not much in the way of battle descriptions. If you’re interested in automobile tours of Civil War country I’d recommend the Civil War Explorer series by Jim Miles (mostly out of print, alas). Miles is also a Southerner but his books are more balanced and less Confederate apologetics than this one.
No foot or endnotes. Lots of black and white pictures of houses, statues and gravestones. A bibliography; a good index.… (més)