A REBEL BORN: A DEFENSE OF NATHAN BEDFORD FORREST

A REBEL BORN
A Defense of Nathan Bedford Forrest

"Lochlainn Seabrook's A Rebel Born is the best book I've ever read!"

Lynn Harrell, Bradford Rose Camp #1638 SCV, Morristown, Tennessee

General Nathan Bedford Forrest was a brave and ingenious Confederate officer who won all but one of the battles he led; a philanthropist who gave generously to family, friends, and charities; and a humanitarian who not only spared the lives of numerous Yankees on the battlefield, but who freed his slaves years before Lincoln issued his fake and illegal Emancipation Proclamation. And unlike liberal Lincoln, who purposefully delayed abolition, hindered black social and political advancement, and campaigned throughout his life to have all blacks deported out of the U.S., after the War conservative Forrest crusaded to bring new African immigrants into the South - with full civil rights.

No one would know any of this by reading the typical works on Forrest, however, nearly all which are written and published by anti-South proponents. In fact, according to most Northern and New South authors Forrest was a violent redneck, an unregenerate racist, a barbaric slave trader, a philandering husband, an illiterate hillbilly, the founder and grand wizard of the KKK, and “the butcher of Fort Pillow.” None of this is true, but it continues to be presented in our history books as fact.

In the bestseller A Rebel Born: A Defense of Nathan Bedford Forrest - Confederate General, American Legend, unreconstructed Southern historian, Forrest scholar, and award-winning author Lochlainn Seabrook reveals the truth about one of history’s most fascinating, charismatic, complex, romantic, and unique individuals. In this refreshingly positive appraisal of Forrest, widely acclaimed as Seabrook's "masterpiece," he corrects the many falsehoods about the General, and, using well researched documentation, shows that the modern negative image of him derives almost solely from slanderous myths created 150 years ago by Lincoln’s anti-South propaganda machine.

The longest book ever written on Forrest, it includes his life story, over 2,000 footnotes, hundreds of photos and illustrations (many never before seen by the public), a list of Forrest’s military engagements, a Forrest life calendar, Forrest and Montgomery family trees, dozens of official field reports, an 800-book bibliography, a detailed index, and more.

Learn the facts about Forrest, facts that have been wantonly suppressed by enemies of the South. Next time someone denigrates the General, recommend A Rebel Born! Lochlainn Seabrook is the 2011 winner of the Jefferson Davis Historical Gold Medal. Foreword by Dr. Clyde N. Wilson (Defending Dixie: Essays in Southern History and Culture), Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History, University of South Carolina.

BOOK REVIEWS
"This is the very best book about General Forrest that I have ever read. General Forrest has always been one of my hero’s and I read every book that I can find about the general. This is the very best book that I have read to date about General Forrest. This is definitely a book that you need to have in your Confederate library." This book is “WOW! +” rated (highest possible rating). ED PORTER, owner/editor, Lone Star Book Review (Texas), March 2011.

READERS' PRAISE FOR THE BOOK
"I finally found the time to sit down and read my copy of A Rebel Born from cover to cover. I had been reading bits and pieces but finally had the undisturbed time to really read straight through. I feel that not only is A Rebel Born an outstanding history of General Forrest, but it is extremely valuable as a reference book to refute the yankee lies and propaganda, not only about Forrest, but about the entire South. I strongly believe that this book should be read and studied as required reading for every Southerner who wishes to defend his homeland and his culture. A Rebel Born has become one of my 'yellow books' since so much of it has been underlined with a yellow felt tipped marker!" - GENE ANDREWS, Forrest Boyhood Home Committee, Nashville, Tennessee

"I LOVE your book A Rebel Born. Of all the 13 books I have on Gen. Forrest, it's my favorite. In fact, it's the best book on Forrest I have ever read." - CAROL TAYLOR DAVIS, North Carolina

"I just recently received a copy of your book, A Rebel Born. I am a great admirer of General Forrest and I do find your book to be a very good read for a change! I will be buying more in the near future!" - GARY SHUPE, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

"A Rebel Born is a great book Lochlainn. I have learned a lot about my hero thanks to you." - From Facebook

BOOK DETAILS
Author: Lochlainn Seabrook
Foreword: Dr. Clyde N. Wilson
ISBN: 9780982189917
LCCN: 2010922903
Edition: 1st, revised 2nd printing, Civil War Sesquicentennial Edition
Copyright: 2011
Format: trade paperback
Type: nonfiction
Genre: American Civil War, Confederate history, biography, military history
Length: 822 pages
Illustrated: yes (b/w)
Dimensions: 5.5" x 8.5"
Cover: high gloss color
Paper: creme
Binding: softcover, perfect
Weight: 2.3 lbs
Price: $27.95
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