Life of Turner Ashby is a 1914 non-fiction book by Thomas Ashby about Confederate general Turner Ashby, who was killed in the Battle of Good's Farm.
Overview
Thomas Ashby was a relative of Turner Ashby and wrote extremely positively of him in the book.[1][2] The book took Ashby several years to research and write.[3]
Publication history
Life of Turner Ashby was published in 1914 by the Neale Publishing Company. The initial publication was 275 pages long.[1]
Reception
Ashby's book was well-received in the popular press. The Chattanooga News published a positive review, while The Daily Arkansas Gazette praised Ashby's prose.[4][5] The Des Moines Register described the biography as being "sympathetically and carefully written."[6] A review published in The Baltimore Sun positively described Ashby's research and prose.[7] Positive reviews were also published in The Boston Globe, The Journal and Tribune, and the Omaha World-Herald.[8][9][10] Confederate organizations similarly praised the book, with Confederate Veteran publishing a positive review.[2]
References
- ^ a b Krick, Robert T. (1977). Neale Books: An Annotated Bibliography. Morningside Press. p. 4.
- ^ a b M'Neilly, James H. (1915). "Some New Books". Confederate Veteran. 23: 187.
- ^ "Life of Turner Ashby". Los Angeles Evening Express. 1915-01-08. p. 14. Retrieved 2023-06-17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Brown, Frances Fort (1915-01-30). "Reviews of Late Books". The Chattanooga News. p. 5. Retrieved 2023-06-17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wright, T.A. (1915-03-03). "Life of a Gallant Confederate". Daily Arkansas Gazette. p. 6. Retrieved 2023-06-17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miscellaneous Books". The Des Moines Register. 1915-02-06. p. 6. Retrieved 2023-06-17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "One of the New Books". The Baltimore Sun. 1915-04-03. p. 8. Retrieved 2023-06-17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southerner on Civil War". The Boston Globe. 1914-07-04. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-06-17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Life of Turner Ashby". The Journal and Tribune. 1915-08-22. p. 26. Retrieved 2023-06-17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Among the new Books & Magazines". Omaha World-Herald. 1915-02-28. p. 45. Retrieved 2023-06-17 – via Newspapers.com.