Rebel yell biography of stonewall jackson

Review

"In Rebel Yell, Mr. Gwynne's easy, loping style wraps itself effortlessly around the particulars of Stonewall Jackson's life, from his back-of-the-mountain upbringing to the outburst of military genius in the Civil War.

The result is a narrative vivid with detail and insight." ― Wall Street Journal

"In the magnificent Rebel Yell,one of the year's best biographies, writer S.C. Gwynne brings Jackson ferociously to life... His battle scenes are marvels of description and kinetic action.

[He] brings a deep humanity to his portrayals of Jackson, his fellow Confederate generals and their Union adversaries... Gwynne's pages fly by, brimming with excitement and terror." ― Newsday

“Gwynne stirringly recreates the bloody, error-plagued battles of the early war and argues that Jackson’s legend galvanized the South, outmanned and outgunned, to keep fighting.” ― New Yorker

"An engaging narrative with a pace that never flags...

Gwynne accomplishes a great deal in his clear and highly r