It really matters very little who died last; wrote Civil War historian William Marvel; "but for some reason we seem fascinated with knowing." Drawing on a wide range of sources including correspondence with descendants; this book covers the last living Civil War veterans in each state; providing details of their wartime service as soldiers and sailors and their postwar lives as family men; entrepreneurs; politicians; frontier pioneers and honored veterans.
2016-08-17 2016-08-17Original language:English 8.50 x .71 x 5.50l; .81 #File Name: 1473332370284 pages
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Not for mere entertainmentBy Mazda 6This is a difficult book to rate as its appeal is limited. It is not for casual reading. It is an interesting example of history from a different viewpoint than usually found in textbooks. Victor Hugo demonstrates how to cut an egotistical dictator down to size with carefully crafted words and examples. The nephew of the more famous first Napoleon (the Great); emperor of France; was a Hitler like politician who took advantage of popularity to impose his will and desires on the French people; who blindly followed where he led. At the cost of personal exile; Hugo wrote this book attempting to waken fellow citizens to the danger they faced. Compared to modern tirades against political opponents; his words seem quaint and dated; but they were devastating. It made me admire Hugo for his courage and clear insight; and wish we had more political leaders like him today. The title of the book adequately summarizes its contents.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Napolean : A general forn his timesBy tom adkinsNapoleon was born at an ideal time to become the man of his times. He was quick to regonise the social unrest in France. He was also quick to take advantage of it. His records speaks for its self. He was a genus of military and of power. Oddly; he was notgreatly interested in wealth. He gained his position thru wars. He loved to fight. It became his downfall.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. History of Napolean 3rdBy Michele GallagherI was never interested in history or stories written about this type of thing before. Decided to give it a go and found myself very interested in what had happened to the French people. Very powerfully written and very enlightening of the sheer audacity of the man.
