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The Mosby Myth: A Confederate Hero in Life and Legend (American Crisis Series, No. 4)
The Mosby Myth A Confederate Hero in Life and Legend - American Crisis Series, No. 4 Author:Paul Ashdown, Edward Caudill Confederate Colonel John Singleton Mosby (1833-1916) was only one of a number of heroes to emerge during the Civil War, yet he holds a singular place in the American imagination. Mosby was the fabled "Gray Ghost" of the Confederacy, a mythic cavalry officer who operated with virtual impunity behind Union lines near Washington, D.C. Appropriate... more »d as a cultural symbol, Mosby has regularly appeared in popular culture, becoming a creation of novelists, poets, Hollywood screenwriters, and biographers. The Mosby Myth: A Confederate Hero in Life and Legend by Paul Ashdown and Edward Caudill is the first book devoted to explaining Mosbys place in American culture, myth, and legend. Through the story of John Mosby, the authors examine how the Civil War becomes memory, history, and myth through experience, art, and mass communication. The Mosby Myth provides not just a biography of John Mosbys life, but a study of his legacy. Ashdown and Caudill present depictions of Mosby in fiction, cinema, and television, and offer a revealing analysis that explains much about American culture and the way it has been affected by the lingering impact of the Civil War. Well-written and informative, this book is sure to provoke new thought about the effect of the memory of Mosbyand the memory of the Civil Waron American society and culture.« less