Ted Tunnell's superbly researched biography of Marshall H. Twitchell is a major addition to Reconstruction literature. New England native; Union soldier; Freedmen's Bureau agent; and Louisiana planter; Twitchell became the radical political boss of Red River Parish in the 1870s. He forged an economic alliance with entrepreneurial Jewish merchants and rose to power during the first upswing of the southern economy after the war. The Panic of 1873; however; undermined his regime and virtually overnight the New Englander quickly went from financial benefactor to scapegoat for northwest Louisiana's failed dreams of prosperity. His life-and-death struggle with the notorious White League has more gut-wrenching suspense than most novels. The first full-length study of Twitchell; Edge of the Sword is edifying; entertaining; and cutting-edge scholarship.
#2502068 in Books Louisiana State Univ Pr 1999-06-01 1999-06-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.26 x 1.13 x 5.32l; 1.32 #File Name: 0807123854512 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. great book!By elizabeth thorntonGot item before the expected delivery date. great book!0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy Francois AllainThis was the best book for me and my great grandfather16 of 16 people found the following review helpful. In Camp And Battle With The Washington ArtilleryBy Richard W. Walton Jr.I was given the original hard back by my father Richard W. Walton Sr. (Great Grandson of Col. J.B. Walton; Commander in Chief of the Washington Artillery). Once I started reading the book; I could not put it down; finished it in the same afternoon. I would have enjoyed reading it over and over through the years; but could not due to the age and condition of the original (copyright; 1885) I have read everything that I could get my hands on involving the American Civil War. After reading this book; I feel that I owe thanks to William Miller Owen for taking me back in time. I felt the experience as if I were there. As I came to know the men of the Battalion from day one upon their depature from New Orleans enroute to Richmond VA.; I felt remorse in reading of the death of so many of them.
