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Though Nathan Bedford Forrest was not a writer, had little formal education, never authored a book, and was not a professional speaker, he did leave us with a number of witty comments, profound words, and sublime statements. Award-winning author, Southern historian, and Forrest scholar Lochlainn Seabrook has gathered together some of the more memorable and impressive of these and forged them into a small but fascinating work: ""The Quotable Nathan Bedford Forrest."" Among the nearly 140 footnoted quotes included here are Forrest's thoughts on warfare, military rules, West Point graduates, education, friendship, and even drinking, gambling, cussing, and morality. Seabrook, the author of the popular bestseller, ""A Rebel Born: A Defense of Nathan Bedford Forrest,"" has also included excerpts from newspaper interviews, Forrest's postwar appearance before the U.S. Joint Select Committee, and numerous examples of the General's personal notes and letters and, of course, his military dispatches and reports. Much of what Forrest said was never written down but was recorded from the memory of those who associated with him. Particularly poignant is the inclusion of Forrest's black equal rights speech to the Independent Order of Pole Bearers, the forerunner of the modern NAACP, chronicled by a local reporter. From the General's own words we learn that he was not an ""illiterate inbred hillbilly,"" a ""monstrous racist,"" or a ""cruel and violent slave owner,"" as the North and New South disingenuously continue to preach. Quite the opposite. He was not only, as Confederate General Richard Taylor said of him, a ""tender-hearted, kindly man,"" he was also a true Southern gentleman, a fair and compassionate Rebel officer, a successful businessman, and a faithful husband who loved children, protected women, and gave charitably to war veterans, orphans, and widows. A conservative Southerner and a staunch supporter of states' rights who freed his slaves years before Abraham Lincoln issued his fraudulent Emancipation Proclamation, unlike the North, Forrest stood firmly behind our country's most sacred document, the Constitution-before, during, and after Lincoln's War. ""The Quotable Nathan Bedford Forrest"" is a brief but important work that, like Seabrook's other three books on the General, will introduce him to new readers, help destroy the numerous absurd and slanderous Northern myths surrounding him, and bring him out of the shadows and into the mainstream of American history where he justly belongs. Obscured for the past 150 years, now discover the real man for yourself-in his own words. An attractive, unique, affordable, and popular tourist-friendly work that will appeal to both casual Civil War buffs and hardcore Civil War scholars alike, ""The Quotable Nathan Bedford Forrest"" is the perfect addition to any retail outlet, including not only bookstores, but Civil War sites, historic houses, museum gift stores, antique shops, B&Bs, tack shops, motorcycle shops, and gun stores. Tennessee author Lochlainn Seabrook, a cousin of General Forrest's, is the winner of the prestigious Jefferson Davis Historical Gold Medal. Known as the ""American Robert Graves"" after his celebrated English cousin, Seabrook is the author of over thirty popular adult and children's books, including: ""A Rebel Born: A Defense of Nathan Bedford Forrest""; ""Nathan Bedford Forrest: Southern Hero, American Patriot""; ""Give 'Em Hell Boys! The Complete Military Correspondence of Nathan Bedford Forrest""; ""The Quotable Robert E. Lee""; ""The Old Rebel: Robert E. Lee As He Was Seen By His Contemporaries""; ""Everything You Were Taught About the Civil War is Wrong, Ask a Southerner!""; ""The Quotable Jefferson Davis""; and ""The Unquotable Abraham Lincoln: The President's Quotes They Don't Want You to Know!""

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"AMAZON PRODUCT REVIEW, FIVE STARS: ""Nathan Bedford Forrest is one of those characters in history who is constantly either misunderstood or intentionally misinterpreted. As he has done in his other eleven works on Forrest, Lochlainn Seabrook corrects the misinformation about this great Confederate general, and in the best way possible - using the general's own words. After reading The Quotable Nathan Bedford Forrest, you will no longer view Ol' Bedford as a mean racist, but as a true American hero."" - ANDREW MURDAUGH ""Just finished The Quotable Nathan Bedford Forrest. Love the book and the man! Awesome job!!"" - JOHN DAVID WILES ""Great book. Finished it last week."" - EVE DAVENPORT HOLDER ""I have this book. It's a great read!"" - AMY VACHON EBAY PRODUCT REVIEW, FIVE STARS - ""ONE SOUTHERN GENERAL"" ""I enjoyed The Quotable Nathan Bedford Forrest very much. If you are a fan of Civil War history, this will give you a unique perspective of one Southern General."" - SAMUECAI_3"

AMAZON PRODUCT REVIEW, FIVE STARS: Nathan Bedford Forrest is one of those characters in history who is constantly either misunderstood or intentionally misinterpreted. As he has done in his other eleven works on Forrest, Lochlainn Seabrook corrects the misinformation about this great Confederate general, and in the best way possible - using the general's own words. After reading The Quotable Nathan Bedford Forrest, you will no longer view Ol' Bedford as a mean racist, but as a true American hero. - ANDREW MURDAUGH Just finished The Quotable Nathan Bedford Forrest. Love the book and the man! Awesome job!! - JOHN DAVID WILES Great book. Finished it last week. - EVE DAVENPORT HOLDER I have this book. It's a great read! - AMY VACHON EBAY PRODUCT REVIEW, FIVE STARS - ONE SOUTHERN GENERAL I enjoyed The Quotable Nathan Bedford Forrest very much. If you are a fan of Civil War history, this will give you a unique perspective of one Southern General. - SAMUECAI_3

AMAZON REVIEW, FIVE STARS: Nathan Bedford Forrest is one of those characters in history who is constantly either misunderstood or intentionally misinterpreted. As he has done in his previous works on Forrest, Colonel Lochlainn Seabrook corrects the misinformation about this great Confederate general, and in the best way possible - using the general's own words. After reading this book, you will no longer view Ol' Bedford as a mean racist, but as a true American hero. - ANDREW MURDAUGH. Just finished 'The Quotable Nathan Bedford Forrest.' Love the book and the man! Awesome job!! - JOHN DAVID WILES. Great book. Finished it last week. - EVE DAVENPORT HOLDER. I have this book. It's a great read! - AMY VACHON.

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Acclaimed neo-Victorian scholar Lochlainn Seabrook, whose literary works range from astronomy to zoology, is the leading popularizer of authentic Civil War history and one of the most prolific and popular writer-historians in the world today. A descendant of the families of Alexander H. Stephens, John S. Mosby, Edmund W. Rucker, and William Giles Harding, he is known by literary critics as the ""new Shelby Foote"" and the ""American Robert Graves,"" and by his fans as the ""Voice of the Traditional South."" The Sons of Confederate Veterans member is a Kentucky Colonel, a recipient of the prestigious Jefferson Davis Historical Gold Medal, and currently the author and editor of 100 educationally enlightening books for all ages. Described by his readers as ""game changers"" and ""life-altering,"" his voluminous writings have introduced hundreds of thousands to vital facts that have been left out of our mainstream books. A 7th generation Kentuckian of Appalachian heritage and the 6th great-grandson of the Earl of Oxford, Col. Seabrook is a lifelong writer with a 45-year background in American and Southern history, and is the author of the international blockbuster ""Everything You Were Taught About the Civil War is Wrong, Ask a Southerner!"" For more information or to purchase Colonel Seabrook's books, visit our Webstore: www.SeaRavenPress.com

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