
Bust Hell Wide Open
The Life of Nathan Bedford Forrest
Samuel W. Mitcham(Author)
Regnery History (Publisher)
Published on 20. October 2016
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-1-62157-593-1 (ISBN)
Description
At fourteen he became the head of his impoverished family, responsible for feeding eleven on the rough American frontier. By thirty-nine he had established himself as a successful plantation owner worth over $1 million. And at forty years old, Nathan Bedford Forrest enlisted in a Tennessee cavalry regiment?and became a controversial Civil War legend.
The legacy of General Nathan Bedford Forrest is deeply divisive. Best known for being accused of war crimes at the Battle of Fort Pillow and for his role as first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan?an organization he later denounced?Forrest has often been studied as a military figure, but never before studied as a fascinating individual who wrestled with the complex issues of his violent times. Bust Hell Wide Open is a comprehensive portrait of Nathan Bedford Forrest as a man: his achievements, failings, reflections, and regrets.
The legacy of General Nathan Bedford Forrest is deeply divisive. Best known for being accused of war crimes at the Battle of Fort Pillow and for his role as first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan?an organization he later denounced?Forrest has often been studied as a military figure, but never before studied as a fascinating individual who wrestled with the complex issues of his violent times. Bust Hell Wide Open is a comprehensive portrait of Nathan Bedford Forrest as a man: his achievements, failings, reflections, and regrets.
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Language
English
Place of publication
DC
United States
Publishing group
Regnery Publishing Inc
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 36 mm
Weight
608 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-62157-593-1 (9781621575931)
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SAMUEL W. MITCHAM JR. is a military historian who has written extensively on the Civil War South, including his book It Wasn't About Slavery. A U.S. Army helicopter pilot in the Vietnam War and a graduate of the Command and General Staff College, he remained active in the reserves, qualifying through the rank of major general. A former visiting professor at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, he has appeared on the History Channel, CBS, NPR, and the BBC. He lives with his family in Monroe, Louisiana.