Reviews for Cowboys and Cattleland: Memories of a Frontier Cowboy

The average rating for Cowboys and Cattleland: Memories of a Frontier Cowboy based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-10-10 00:00:00 Mr.cheramy Cheramy.eric As someone who is undoubtedly a sympathizer for the "lost cause." I have always been quite enamored with the battle of Gettysburg, and of coarse entranced with Pickett's charge (the Pickett, Pettigrew, and Trimble assault). Outside of the charge where Pickett received his fame I merely knew of his low class standing at West Point, and his immense disdain for his former commander in chief Robert E Lee. After finishing this book By Edward G. Longacre I can now put into picture the man behind the charge. This biography brings Pickett's life forward from so many different perspectives. You will see the man in all his glory with his shoulder length curls shimmering in that early July sunlight, as you will also see him narrowly escaping capture after the blunder of Five Forks. Pickett was not as simplistic or as narrow minded as many historians tend to pass him off as. He was an extremely complex man who would tend to wear his emotions on his sleeves. He was a man with many dreams who ran into both triumphs and tribulations to large in number to count. He was a rebel who resented following code at West Point, as well as a true Virginian gentleman. I advise all who have interest in the Civil War to read this book as it will bring into light one of the wars most recognizable names that so few truly know much about.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-04-19 00:00:00 Ashleigh Hubbard Growing up in the south I always held the same general opinion of Pickett that most southerners and indeed most Americans hold. The playboy image seen in the movie "Gettysburg" has always been what came to mind at the mention of General Pickett. Thanks to this book I see that the well known image is false. Pickett does indeed seem to have been a glory hound and playboy but he was also a brave soilder who exposed himself to deadly fire in the Mexican War and was wounded early in the Civil War. Longacre handles the fact that Pickett didn't actually lead his men to the angle at Gettysburg in just the way he should have handled it. I found most interesting Pickett's work at Petersburg to hold that city until Beauregard and then Lee could arrive on the scene. Pickett is not in general given his due for Petersburg probably because after the war the "cult of the lost cause" was so protective of General Lee that they kept to a minimum Pickett's role. In fact, Lee made a mistake and Pickett and then Beauregard saved the day. Without Pickett's contribution at Petersburg the war might have ended several months sooner. Richmond simply could not have been held without Petersburg. A great book that puts a new and interesting face on George Pickett. It belongs in any Civil War library.