(1st Avon paperback) Foreword by William S. McFeely. Trade paperback, glossy with blue-tinted portrait photograph of Colonel Shaw on front wrapper in red oval, praise from Boston Globe, New York Times Book Review on back wrapper, 429 pages, photo section on photo-paper. Very slight wear at bottom front tip, crease down spine middle. Near Very Fine.

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Title

Blue-Eyed Child of Fortune: The Civil War Letters of Col. Robert Gould Shaw

Publisher

Avon Books, Dresden, Tennessee, U.S.A.

Publication Date

1994

Language

English

ISBN 10

0380721686

ISBN 13

9780380721689

Binding

Trade Paperback

Edition

First Thus

Condition

Fine

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Nearly two hundred letters written by the Civil War hero depicted in the film Glory reveal his initial reluctance to accept the command of the North's first black regiment and show how his reluctance soon turned into loyalty and dedication.

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