Colonel Frank Wolford; the acclaimed Civil War colonel of the First Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry; is remembered today primarily for his unenviable reputation. Despite his stellar service record and widespread fame; Wolford ruined his reputation and his career over the question of emancipation and the enlistment of African Americans in the army. Unhappy with Abraham Lincoln’s public stance on slavery; Wolford rebelled and made a series of treasonous speeches against the president. Dishonorably discharged and arrested three times; Wolford; on the brink of being exiled beyond federal lines into the Confederacy; was taken in irons to Washington DC to meet with Lincoln. Lincoln spared Wolford; however; and the disgraced colonel returned to Kentucky; where he was admired for his war record and rewarded politically for his racially based rebellion against Lincoln. Although his military record established him as one of the most vigorous; courageous; and original commanders in the cavalry; Wolford’s later reputation suffered. Dan Lee restores balance to the story of a crude; complicated; but talented man and the unconventional regiment he led in the fight to save the Union. Placing Wolford in the context of the political and cultural crosscurrents that tore at Kentucky during the war; Lee fills out the historical picture of “Old Roman Nose.â€
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful. quotes... quotes... quotes...By Daniel A. KiceleffInteresting and different approach to the origins and development of the First Crusade but.... no sources quoted? Absolutely no sources quoted? No sources whatsoever? (I've read the paperback edition.... isbn 9781611453294... was the bibliography deleted from the hardcover edition? Or was it also absent? ) With over 20 books published; Mr. Foss should have insisted in including a bibliographic reference...3 of 9 people found the following review helpful. Fincally; an accurate account of the CrusadesBy L. BrownFinally; an accurate and readable account of the Crusades that uses primary sources. This book reveals the real history of the Cursades. This is a mythbuster and illustrates the gap in the level of development between medieval Europe and the Muslim world. The resulting contact of Medieval Europe with the knowledge and cultures of the more highly developed Muslim word made the Renaissance possible. It will be an eyeopener for many and some will not be able to face the facts without accusing the author of bias.7 of 14 people found the following review helpful. Total revisionist historyBy Stan BowmanThis book is total revisionist history. It seems to be designed with the "blame Christianity for all the world's troubles" philosophy. Totally Islam-slanted.
