Destruction and Reconstruction by Richard Taylor
Written by the only son of President Zachary Taylor, this book is the story of the War Between the States and its aftermath as seen through the eyes of a Confederate General. When it first appeared in print, it was tauted by such leading Southern organizations as the Sons of Confederate Veterans and the Southern Historical Society as a valuable resource for future historians. Even the New York Herald described Taylor's memoirs as the most credible attempt by a Southerner to interpret the war.
Richard Taylor, the only son of President Zachary Taylor, was born at his father’s plantation, Springfield, outside Louisville, Kentucky in 1826. He graduated from Yale in 1845, and spent most of the succeeding years in Mississippi and Louisiana, where he became a sugar planter and earned a reputation as politician, gentleman-scholar and raconteur. A delegate to the Democratic convention in 1860, he worked there to avert the disruption of the Northern and Southern wings.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781879941212 |
| ISBN 10 | 187994121X |
| Title | Destruction and Reconstruction |
| Author | Richard Taylor |
| Series | Southern Classics Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | J S Sanders and Company Incorporated |
| Year published | 1998-10-06 |
| Number of pages | 274 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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