Army, but the native georgian resigned his commission in may 1861 and joined the. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. Welcome to alexander books where out of print, rare and antiquarian books and ephemera are bought and sold. General edward porter alexander and the appomattox campaign. Books by edward porter alexander author of fighting for. She firmly believes housework is a fourletter word, there are no calories in anything eaten standing up, procrastination is an art form, and its never too soon to panic. Army, a confederate general in the american civil war, and later a railroad executive, planter, and author.
Porter alexander s military record and performance during the war was outstanding. This is the autobiographical account of general edward porter alexander who served for the confederacy during the war between the states civil war. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. Reflections by one of the belligerents, and more on. Edward porter alexander may 26, 1835 april 28, 1910 was an engineer, an officer in the u. Edward porter alexander was born on may 26, 1835, in washington, georgia, about 100 miles east of atlanta. Edward porter alexander author of fighting for the. Edward porter alexander has 27 books on goodreads with 1001 ratings. She is the author of good dog, carl and the rest of the beloved carl books, including carl goes shopping, carls christmas, carls birthday and carls snowy afternoon.
Edward porter alexander s most popular book is fighting for the confederacy. Books by edward porter alexander author of fighting for the. Alexander alec joseph patrick wilson 24 october 1893 4 april 1963 was an english writer, spy and mi6 officer. He has traveled widely and lived in wolverhampton uk, cambridge uk and new york city us. Alexander, known to his friends as porter, was the sixth of eight children. He has been living in the south of france since 1990. Please feel free to browse our online inventory by catalogue or search by title or keyword. He wrote under the names alexander wilson, geoffrey spencer, gregory wilson, and michael chesney.
Alexander was born in 1964 and grew up in the seaside town of margate, england. Bessie mason born 1861, edward porter ii and lucy roy twins, born 1863, an unnamed girl 1865, died in infancy prior to naming, adam leopold 1867, and william mason 1868. Edward porter alexander essential civil war curriculum. Victoria alexander is a new york times bestselling novelist and a former television reporter from the united states, who is known for writing historical romance and fiction novels. Beauregard was very pleased and much impressed with e. See all books authored by edward alexander, including irving howe. Edward porter alexander letter, 1863 may 11 part 2, 2012. Unlike some other confederate memoirists, general edward porter alexander had no use for bitter lost cause theories to explain the souths. The sri lankan loxodrome threads this theme through a series of ecstatic monologues filled with the poets vast imaginary and intellectual wanderings.
Edward porter alexander simple english wikipedia, the. In 2009 she received the career achievement award from rt bookclub. Edward porter alexander simple english wikipedia, the free. The sir john fielding series written by author bruce alexander consists of 11 books in total, which were released between the years 1994 and 2005. Gallagher delivered a banner lecture entitled the best rebel reminiscence. Army, a confederate general in the american civil war, and later a railroad. He was one of eight children born to adam leopold alexander, and sara hillhouse gilbert.
Alexander was involved in nearly all of the great battles of the east, from first manassas through appomattox, and his duties brought him into frequent contact with most of the high command of the army of northern. She began her professional career as a reporter and after working for several years she discovered her interest in fiction. The personal recollections of general edward porter alexander is a unique book insofar as it represents a narrative account of one of the more important figures in the civil war. He served as a combat engineer, aide to general robert e. Edward porter alexander january 11, 1907 july 31, 2003 was an american historian, museum administrator, educator and author. One of the books published initially in this series is titled as murder in grub street. Military memoirs of a confederate rare book for sale. The personal recollections of general edward porter alexander, ed. Matthias alexander, the use of the self and the autohorized summaries of f.
Edward porter alexander has 27 books on goodreads with ratings. Edward porter alexander 18351910 find a grave memorial. Alexander books abacilab abebooks ancaster, on, canada. Edward porter alexander was an engineer, united states and confederate army officer, university professor, businessman, and planter. Edward porter alexander and the petersburg campaign. Alexander was the author of several books and essays about the civil war. He was a brilliant officer and field commander and gained a. Stories about the descendants of the characters in the perfect wife. Edward porter alexander wikisource, the free online library. He served for nearly 30 years as vicepresident for interpretation at colonial williamsburg 19461972 and founded the museum studies program at the university of delaware, which he directed for its first six years.
Alexander, edward porter, 18351910 lc linked data service. He served first as an officer in the united states army and later, during the american civil war 18611865, in the confederate army, rising to the rank of brigadier general. Account of the battle from his memoirs alexander, edward porter on. See all books authored by edward porter alexander, including fighting for the confederacy. Join facebook to connect with porter alexander and others you may know. Socialist, critic, jew jewish literature and culture, and the jewish wars. Alexander, known to his friends as porter, was born in washington, georgia, the sixth of eight children of adam leopold alexander and sarah hillhouse gilbert alexander. Edward porter alexanders most popular book is fighting for the confederacy. Porter alexander played an active role at first bull run and took part in the surrender at appomattox. I had heard the editor, gary gallagher, of the book talk about it. What resulted was the largest sustained bombardment of the civil war, with over 150 confederate cannons across the line firing incessantly at the union line for nearly 2 hours. Poetry by will alexander in navigation a loxodrome, or rhumb line, is a line that crosses all meridians at the same angle, maintaining a constant compass direction, a path of constant bearing.
Edward porter alexander books list of books by author. Published since 1995 as victoria alexander, she turned to writing full time and has never looked back. Discount prices on books by victoria alexander, including titles like the lady travelers guide to deception with an unlikely earl. Alexander was involved in nearly all of the great battles of the east, from first manass. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. General edward porter alexander at second manassas.
Matthias alexander s four books see below are all good places to start. Nick alexander author of the road to zoe, you then me now. Edward porter alexander, military memoirs of a confederate. Historian gary gallagher discusses the wartime experience of confederate general edward porter alexander, who early in the civil war served on the staff of robert e. Discover book depositorys huge selection of edward porter alexander books online. This first edition by edward porter alexander is available at bauman rare books. Edward porter alexander may 26, 1835 april 28, 1910 was a military engineer, railroad executive, planter, and author. Edward porter alexander is the author of fighting for the confederacy 4. Alexander met bettie mason of virginia in 1859 and married her on april 3, 1860. University of california and uploaded to the internet archive by. With a list of the latin names of towns and an extensive bibliography of the subject. Matthias alexander edited by edward maisel paperbackpublished 1989.
After his death his family discovered that he had been a serial bigamist who had lied to many people. General edward porter alexander was the master gunner of the confederacy, and undeniably one of. Edward alexander books list of books by author edward alexander. Alexander has the honor of being the first to send a signal by the wig wag method during the war between the states. Edward porter alexander was born on may 26, 1835, in washington, georgia, to adam leopold alexander and sarah hillhouse gilbert alexander. Alexander s first novel, 50 reasons to say goodbye, was published in 2004. First published by unc press in 1989, porter alexander s fighting for the confederacy is now considered one of the richest personal accounts of the civil war. Lee, and commander of artillery at the battle of gettysburg. The personal recollections of general edward porter alexander, and military memoirs of a confederate.
Victoria alexander books list of books by victoria alexander. Alexandra day is the pseudonym for sandra louise woodward darling. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Army, confederate general in the american civil war, and later a railroad executive, planter, and author. In the narrative of the civil war, edward porter alexander has loomed larger in death than in life. A list of all victoria alexanders series in reading order. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids. Author of the road to zoe, you then me now, things we never said, the bottle of tears, the other son, the photographers wife, the halflife of hannah, the 50 reasons series. The complete guide to the alexander technique books by f. Lee tasked porter alexander, in charge of the 1st corps guns, to conduct the artillery bombardment. Just 25 years old when the war broke out, porter alexander had already served as an engineer and officer in the u. This book was published in the year 1995 by berkley publication. Originally published by unc press in 1989, fighting for the confederacy is one of the richest personal accounts in all of the vast literature on the civil war.
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