Description: A Rebel spy in Yankeeland The thrilling adventures of Major W.P. Gorman, who was the emissary of the Confederacy to the Copperheads of the North 1861-1865 ----- edited and introduced by W. Stanley Hoole. ---------------------------------------------- Confederate Publishing Co, 1981 - First Edition ---------------------------------------------- Softcover : Overall Very Good Some age tone to the covers, but clean inside.31 pages ================================ From the preface An unnamed but enterprising reporter for the Birmingham Alabama Weekly Age-Herald, having seen Major W. Patrick Gorman, as marshal, lead the Confederate Memoiral Day Parade, April 30, 1890, and having subsequently learned of his noteworthy experiences as a Copperhead spy during the Civil War, sought an interview with him. Major Gorman, who had but recently moved to the mushrooming coal and iron city, talked freely to the newsman. He described his exciting activities among the numerous Copperhead organizations in Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Tennessee with zest, illustrating them with letters, papers and minute details which corroborated every statement he made. The results of the interviews were published verbatim in the Weekly Age-Herald. ------------------------- Noted author W. Stanley Hoole concluded his introduction with the following note : "... It must be remembered that Major Gorman was attempting to recall events which happened twenty-odd years previously, and, frankly, his memory seems now and then to have been deceiving. These facts, however, do not noticeably lessen the impact of his overall presentation of his unique wartime experiences which are reprinted here in accessible pamphlet form, for the first time, after passage of ninety years." Three pages of footnotes tie outside sources to a number of points that Major Gorman refer to in his interview. ===================================Thank you for supporting independent booksellers ! (not bulk resellers who don't know the first thing about what they are selling !) I pride myself on knowing my stock, accurate descriptions, and good packing !!! The Rock Top Book Shop and Bindery Cashtown, Pennsylvania ====================================== Thanks for Looking !!! ---------------------------------------------------------- Postage is free (within Continental US - others at cost) either by media mail or priority depending upon the final sale price of the items(s). I always include delivery confirmation, and will insure more expensive packages at my cost. Check my other auctions for Civil War related books, documents, and ephemera, plus the occasional other book or curiosity - mostly military related.
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