"The first modern biography of the Confederacy's greatest cavalry
leader. Forrest emerges as a product of the Southern frontier, a
self-made man of limited vision, iron will, and an ungovernable
temper."--Publishers Weekly"Surprisingly, given Forrest's
well-deserved fame as a first-rate combat general, Wills is the
first scholar to present a truly balanced, objective portrait of
the most persistently controversial figure the Civil War
produced."--Journal of American History"Forrest's reputation as a
Confederate military genius has long merited scholarly reappraisal,
which Wills provides in this exhaustively researched account of the
Southerner's life and career."--Library Journal
"Wills knows more about Forrest than any previous biographer. . . .
He recites, indeed invigorates, the incidents of Forrest's life and
military career, [retelling] the old stories with a fresh
voice."--Emory M. Thomas, author of Robert E. Lee: A
Biography"Direct, fast-paced, and totally absorbing. Forrest comes
vibrantly alive."--Richard Wheeler, author of Lee's Terrible Swift
Sword"A really fine book. Certainly the best thing ever written on
Forrest."--James I. Robertson, author of Stonewall Jackson: The
Man, the Soldier, the Legend"The best ever biography on
Forrest."--William C. Davis, author of The Cause Lost
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