The Mosby Myth - A Confederate Hero in Life and Legend

Confederate Colonel John Singleton Mosby (1833-1916) was only one of a number of heroes to emerge during the Civil War, yet he holds a singular place in the American imagination. He is the irrepressible rebel with a cause, the horseman who emerges from th

List of contents

Part 1 I Satyr's Child Chapter 2 Phantoms of the Past Chapter 3 The Name on the Wall Chapter 4 Smoke and Shadows Part 5 II Mythmakers Chapter 6 The Idea of a Myth Chapter 7 Bohemian Fables: Mosby in the Press Chapter 8 Mosby in Popular LIterature and Biography Chapter 9 Mosby on Television and in Popular Art

About the author

Paul Ashdown and Edward Caudill are professors of journalism at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Ashdown, Ashdown Paul, Edward Caudill, Caudill Edward
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2002
• EAN: 9780842029292
• ISBN: 978-0-8420-2929-2
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 214 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 381 g
• Series: American Crisis Series: Books; American Crisis (Paperback)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Biography: historical, political and military, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), c 1860 to c 1869, Civil wars, American Civil War, HISTORY / Military / Early Modern Warfare (1500-1800)