Myth Of Nathan Bedford Forrest

In an era that produced Stonewall Jackson, Ulysses S. Grant, and Robert E. Lee, Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest emerged as a legend in his own right. In this brisk and lively new book, Paul Ashdown and Edward Caudill explore the creation of this relentless Forrest myth. Scrutinizing literature, art, cinema and popular culture over the past 150 years, the authors contend that the legend is a creation of the nation's literature, its obsession with the Civil War, and its press.Ashdown, Paul is the author of 'Myth Of Nathan Bedford Forrest ', published 2006 under ISBN 9780742543010 and ISBN 0742543013.