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Fiction as fact : the Horse Soldiers and popular memory / Neil Longley York.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
York, Neil Longley, author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Grierson, Benjamin Henry, 1826-1911.
Grierson, Benjamin Henry.
Horse soldiers.
Grierson's Cavalry Raid, 1863.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Cavalry operations.
United States.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Literature and the war.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xvi, 179 p. ) ill., map ;
Place of Publication:
Kent, Ohio ; London, [England] : The Kent State University Press, 2001.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
"A thorough examination of this famous military action through three genres--Dee Brown's historical account, Grierson's Raid; Harold Sinclair's 1956 novel, The Horse Soldiers; and John Ford's 1959 film, The Horse Soldiers ... demonstrates how historical "truths" are often omitted, fragmented, and altered before being assimilated into popular culture and how the events of our past are often molded to fit the contraints of the present"--Cover.
Contents:
The Inspiration: Grierson's Raid
The Story as History
The Story as Novel
The Story as Film
The Story Not Told
The Truth
Ever Elusive.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes index.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
1-61277-275-7

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