Michael P. Rucker

The Meanest and 'Damnest' Job

Being the Civil War Exploits and Civilian Accomplishments of Colonel Edmund Winchester Rucker During and After the War

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Produktbeschreibung

Most Civil War histories focus on the performance of top-level generals. However, it was the individual officers below them who actually led the troops to enact the orders. One such officer was Edmund Winchester Rucker. This first biography of Rucker examines the military and business accomplishments of this outstanding leader.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Georgia Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. August 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 160mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 658g
• ISBN-13: 9781588383822
• ISBN-10: 1588383822
• Artikelnr.: 52611359

Autorenporträt

Mike Rucker, a Civil War enthusiast since his high school days, calls Virginia his home despite residing in Peoria, Illinois, for much of his adult life. He is a lecturer on the War Between the States and conducted research for The Meanest and 'Damnest' Job for fifteen years. Mike is also the author of 20 children's books and a book about the exploits of Dr. William Parks Rucker entitled Bridge Burner. Mike was married to a Rucker family fourth cousin, Harriet, who passed away November 2016 after 42 years of beautiful marriage. His son Derek and his daughter-in-law Diane live with their three daughters-Brianna, Fiona, and Sabrina-in Apple Valley, Minnesota.