TRSA00-17 Tim Rowland - Strange and Obscure Stories of the Civil War.nfo
General Information
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Title: Strange and Obscure Stories of the Civil War
Author: Tim Rowland
Read By: Fred Sanders
Copyright: 2011
Audiobook Copyright: 2013
Genre: Non-Fiction - History - Military
Publisher: Audible
Abridged: No
Original Media Information
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Media: Digital
Length each: Chapterized - lossless
Source: Audible Enhanced
File Information
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Number of MP3s: 17
Total Duration: 5:44:10
Total MP3 Size: 158.61
Parity Archive: No
Ripped By: 3j
Ripped With: Sound Taxi
Encoded With: LAME
Encoded At: CBR 64 kbit/s 22050 Hz Mono
Normalize: None
Noise Reduction: None
ID3 Tags: Set, v1.1, v2.3
Book Description
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Audible Editor Reviews
Tim Rowland's stories from the Civil War consist of rarely told funny
or bizarre tidbits from the era. These unique anecdotes give us a chance
to meet the real people of the Civil War, not just the stiff folks of
the history books. While factual, Rowland's background as a humorist
informs these stories and his approachable style makes them fun to hear.
Fred Sanders' performance is graceful and interested; his pace is relaxed.
Together, Rowland's quirkiness and Sander's elegance make this audiobook
appealing to more than just the Civil War buff.
Publisher's Summary
Strange and Obscure Stories of the Civil War is an entertaining look
strange events that took place behind the scenes of some of the most
famous Civil War moments. Picture a pedestal in a public park with no
New York Monument Commission went to hire a sculptor to finish the statue,
accounts to pay for the project. The money for the statue of Dan Sickles
had been stolen -- stolen by former monument committee chairman Dan
Sickles! Brig. Gen. Philip Kearny was the son of a New York tycoon who
had helped found the New York Stock Exchange, and who groomed his boy
to be a force on Wall Street. The younger Kearny decided his call was
to be a force on the field of battle, so despite a law degree and an
inheritance of better than $1 million, he joined the U.S. Army and studied
cavalry tactics in France. His dashing figure in the saddle earned him
the name of Kearny the Magnificent, probably because Kearny rode with
reins in his teeth. This habit proved useful after he lost his left
arm in the Mexican War, because he was able to continue to wave his
sword with all the menace to which he was accustomed while still guiding
his horse.
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