The Journals of Josiah Gorgas, 1857-1878 |
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| Editor:
| Wiggins, Sarah Woolfolk |
| Author:
| Gorgas, Josiah |
| Foreword by:
| Vandiver, Frank E. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8173-0770-7 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 1995 |
| Publisher: | University of Alabama Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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The Journals of Josiah Gorgas is more than a well-edited version of Gorgas's diaries and journals; Wiggins has interpreted them in full Gorgas family context and in perspective of the times they cover. . . . Wiggins informs with the sort of editorial notes expected of a careful scholar, but she enlightens with wide knowledge of American and southern history.
The Journals of Josiah Gorgas is more than a well-edited version of Gorgas's diaries and journals; Wiggins has interpreted them in full Gorgas family context and in perspective of the times they cover. . . . Wiggins informs with the sort of editorial notes expected of a careful scholar, but she enlightens with wide knowledge of American and southern history.