Richard Taylor: Soldier Prince of Dixie

by T. Michael Parrish

Overview

The only son of President Zachary Taylor and the brother-in-law of Jefferson Davis, Richard Taylor (1826-79) epitomized the ideals of the Old South, graduating from Yale to become a prominent Louisiana sugar planter and influential politician.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781469617169
Publisher:	The University of North Carolina Press
Publication date:	03/01/2017
Series:	Civil War America
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	570
Lexile:	1400L (what's this?)
File size:	14 MB
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From the Publisher

“An engaging and exhaustively researched biography of an important and intriguing, though rarely studied, Confederate leader.” — Kirkus Reviews

“Son of a president, plantation aristocrat, distinguished soldier, and author of an oft—quoted memoir, Richard Taylor epitomized much of what was the Southern Confederacy. Michael Parrish has not merely assembled a wealth of information on Taylor; in this long—needed biography, Parrish has as well caught the excitement and the achievements of Taylor as no previous writer ever has.” — James I. Robertson, Jr., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

“Richard Taylor has long been a neglected Confederate hero. In Richard Taylor: Soldier Prince of Dixie, T. Michael Parrish at last gives Taylor his due. . . . This is good biography and fine military history. Especially valuable are the sections on Taylor’s service in the Trans—Mississippi Confederacy and his heroic efforts to sustain the South during the last months of war.” — Frank E. Vandiver, Texas A&M University

Editorial Reviews

“An engaging and exhaustively researched biography of an important and intriguing, though rarely studied, Confederate leader.” — Kirkus Reviews

“Son of a president, plantation aristocrat, distinguished soldier, and author of an oft-quoted memoir, Richard Taylor epitomized much of what was the Southern Confederacy. Michael Parrish has not merely assembled a wealth of information on Taylor; in this long-needed biography, Parrish has as well caught the excitement and the achievements of Taylor as no previous writer ever has.” — James I. Robertson, Jr., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

“Richard Taylor has long been a neglected Confederate hero. In Richard Taylor: Soldier Prince of Dixie, T. Michael Parrish at last gives Taylor his due. . . . This is good biography and fine military history. Especially valuable are the sections on Taylor’s service in the Trans-Mississippi Confederacy and his heroic efforts to sustain the South during the last months of war.” — Frank E. Vandiver, Texas A&M University

From the Publisher

1993 Jefferson Davis Award, Winner