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 Douglas Southall Freeman
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By David E. Johnson
Everyone interested in American history, especially the Civil War years, owes an enormous debt to Douglas Southall Freeman (1886-1953). His acclaimed biographies, including Lee's Lieutenants and the Pulitzer Prize-winning R.E. Lee, are still widely read and enjoyed.
Freeman was awarded another Pulitzer for George Washington, and those six volumes remain the definitive work on the first president. Such literary accomplishments would be enough for many writers, but Freeman researched and wrote his books while simultaneously editing a daily newspaper, the Richmond News Leader, from 1915 to 1949 and broadcasting the news twice a day on WRNL Radio.
Freeman's influence was not confined to Virginia or the South, nor was his expertise limited to studying the past. During World War I, President Woodrow Wilson read Freeman's daily reports about the conflict in Europe. Freeman also acted as friend and advisor to world leaders like Winston Churchill and Dwight Eisenhower. TIME Magazine honored him with a cover story and the reporters from Life tried in vain to keep up with his schedule.
At last, David Johnson has produced the first book about this legendary figure and his numerous achievements. Comprehensive in scope and exhaustively researched, Douglas Southall Freeman stands as a biography worthy of its subject.
476 pages, hardcover, ISBN: 1-58980-021-4, published by Pelican Publishing Company, 2002
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