Drawn to the Civil War is unabashedly "history for dabblers." Both Civil War buffs and readers new to the subject will be amused, surprised, and occasionally shocked by J. Stephen Lang's biographical chapters on 62 key figures (half Rebel, half Yank). The people presented here "warts and all" include the famous-Lincoln, Lee, Jackson-as well as the infamous and intriguing-such as Rebel spy Rose Greenhow (who drowned weighted down by gold), bloodthirsty guerrilla chieftain Bill Quantrill, and gutsy, foul-mouthed Jubal Early. Michael Caplanis's superb caricatures capture these personalities-generals, politicians, spies, abolitionists, secessionists-better than the official portraits ever could, presenting them in all their quirky, fascinating glory. The book includes a biography and index.
- ISBN10 0895871866
- ISBN13 9780895871862
- Publish Date 31 March 2002
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 11 February 2015
- Publish Country US
- Imprint John F Blair Publisher
- Format Paperback
- Pages 292
- Language English