The Grand Old Man of Maine

by Goulka, Jeremiah E.; McPherson, James M.; Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence

• ISBN13: 9780807828649
• ISBN10: 0807828645
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-09-01
• Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Pr

Summary

A selection of the post-war letters of Union General Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (1828-1914), the college professor who became a Civil War hero and one of its most widely admired figures. After the war Chamberlain returned home to Maine where he was elected to three terms as governor, served as president of Bowdoin College, and became an infliuential chronicler of the Army of the Potomac. These letters, arranged chronologically, shed light on Chamberlain's varied career and illuminate his views on military history, politics, and education.

Table of Contents

Foreword by James M. McPherson	ix
Acknowledgments	xiii
Introduction	xv
Recommended Readings	xxxix
Editorial Method	xliii
Bibliographical Abbreviations	xlv
Chapter 1. The Return of the Hero	3	(17)
Chapter 2. Governor of Maine	20	(20)
Chapter 3. President of Bowdoin	40	(76)
Chapter 4. New Fields	116	(54)
Chapter 5. Surveyor of Customs	170	(119)
Appendix: Undated Letters	289	(8)
Glossary: Terms, Abbreviations, Addresses, and Populations	297	(4)
Political Leaders: U.S. Presidents and Maine Governors and Congressional Delegations, 1865-1914	301	(2)
Dramatis Personae	303	(14)
First-Name, Nickname, and Household Staff Register	303	(1)
Correspondent Biographies	304	(13)
Bibliography	317	(10)
Index	327