Their tattered flags became the symbol of a defeated class; and Vandiver's description of aristocratic Southern leadership in crisis is a real contribution to the literature of the Civil War.—New York Times Book Review" . . . goes beyond the legendary heroism of the Lees and the Johnstons and the fabled soldiers in gray and shows how and why these men were unable to create an independent Southern nation."—Bruce Catton"A Southern mirror to Bruce Catton's splendid books on the Civil War . . . written with the pace of a Confederate infantry charge."—Robert K. Massie
#432807 in Books 2003-06-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x .83 x 6.02l; 1.12 #File Name: 088240489X376 pagesISBN13: 9780882404899Condition: NewNotes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great Book!By Derek AndreaMust read for anyone interested in the history of Alaska; wanting to go to Alaska; living in Alaska; you get the point. Great read and very well written!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Very readable account of a woman's experiencesBy Kathy BrownI love reading of women's lives in frontier conditions. Author recounts the day to day details of travels by dogsled; boats and canoes in northern Alaskan frontier times especially on scientific expeditions with her husband. Margaret recounts her perspectives of the terrain; means of travel and life in camp; giving a very readable accounting of how they lived as they traveled; and who they encountered.This enhanced diary includes chapters on life as a young girl in newly forming Fairbanks; Alaska; travels by dogsled from roadhouse to roadhouse along the future Richardson Highway; and then extensively records travels by dogsleds; various boats and canoe with husband; scientist Olaus Murie; on scientific expeditions into arctic river terrain. He collects scientific specimens and observational data on caribou; birds and mice in - you guessed it - the far north. She tells of what life was like as they traveled. You don't find many accounts of what its like to keep the fire going to cure a caribou hide inside a small tent while your husband is out collecting more speciments. Great read!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Book is Soooo MovingBy RomerrrThis book is so moving...to read what it was like to just "head north"; the sights and experiences; the dangers and joys; the trials and tribulations from a woman who lived it; is just incredible. My girlfriend read it out loud in the car as we drove the vast distances of Alaska. It made the scenery so much more alive! The book made life in Alaska so much more real. Margaret Murie's appreciation of nature helped me "visit Alaska" in a much more satisfying way; less hurried more studied. I highly recommend this book.
