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Where Death and Glory Meet: Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Hardcover – 30 November 1999 by Russell Duncan (Author) 4.7 out of 5 stars (38) Sorry, there was a problem loading this page.Try again. This biography of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, the white commander of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry of African-American soldiers, presents a portrait of the son of a wealthy Boston abolitionist who never fully reconciled his racial prejudices yet went on to head the North's first black regiment. Read more Report an issue with this product Previous slide of product details
  1. Print length 208 pages
  2. Language English
  3. Publisher University of Georgia Press
  4. Publication date 30 November 1999
  5. Dimensions 5.75 x 0.75 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10 0820321354
  7. ISBN-13 978-0820321356
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Georgia Press
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 30 November 1999
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0820321354
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0820321356
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 431 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 0.75 x 9 inches
  • Customer reviews: 4.7 out of 5 stars (38)

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    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 December 2017Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase as described Read more Report
  • Eleanor Takahashi iNSKIP
    5.0 out of 5 stars A must read civil war book
    Reviewed in the United States on 22 July 2014Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase Robert Gould Shaw is one of the most interesting personalities to come out of the US civil war. I put him up there with biographies of Robert E. Lee and Lincoln. All were people who wresteled with their concious about what was important in a war. Read more Report
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Glory
    Reviewed in the United States on 8 September 2024Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase True events made famous by the movie Glory. Used it for a grad paper. Perfect use of info. Read more Report
  • Ms Winston
    4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Portrait of "New England's Perfect Son"
    Reviewed in the United States on 11 June 2004Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase Although Robert Gould Shaw was only 25 years old when he died, leading the 54th Massachusetts Infantry in a futile assault on Fort Wagner, he has become an object of interest in the past dozen years, especially since the release of the movie "Glory," which gave a somewhat fictionalized account of the 54th. This book by Russell Duncan is a good introduction to the life of Shaw, and gives an extensive bibliography for those who want to engage in further reading and research.In this book (which is an expanded version of the introduction to Shaw's collected letters that Duncan edited and published in the book "Blue Eyed Child of Fortune") Duncan gives a view of a life that one can truly say was tragically cut short by war. Robert Gould Shaw spent much of his short life trying to find his way and place in the world, something that many of us can identify with immediately. He had difficulty in accepting authority; he could not decide upon a career; he was the only son of well-known abolitionist parents, yet he had grave reservations about the abilities of black people. A "rebel" by nature, he could be rigid and unbending with others. He was dominated by his mother, only truly breaking away from her by marrying a lovely young woman against his mother's wishes. Married to a woman he apparently adored, he also engaged in a flirtation with a schoolmistress in South Carolina after accepting the command of the 54th. Shaw had found his calling in the military: he was brave, and able to inspire confidence within his men, yet he promised his future wife that he would not persue the military as a career once the war was over.This book is a good introducation to the brief life of Robert Gould Shaw. It contains some photographs of the Shaw family and Annie Haggarety, Shaw's wife. It also dispells some of the myths about the 54th that were present in the movie "Glory," chief among them the myth that the 54th was made up primarily of unlettered escaped slaves. From reading Duncan's book it appears many were literate freedmen of long standing. Also, the sergeant-major of the 54th was the son of Frederick Douglass, not the middle aged recruit as played by Morgan Freedman in the movie. I would recommend this book for anyone who is interested in the life of Robert Gould Shaw, or the history of the 54th, as a jumping off point for further reading. Read more Report
  • Angela Ishmael
    5.0 out of 5 stars A true historical acccount of Robert Gould Shaw's life
    Reviewed in the United States on 27 July 2015Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase The book is a good historical recording of Robert Gould Shaw, describing in detail his early childhood, his family and his education. It also shows how he struggles with his place in his life. The 54th was Robert's chance to truly show the abolitionist in him. Read more Report
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