Like a Meteor Blazing Brightly
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Like a Meteor Blazing Brightly

The Short but Controversial Life of Colonel Ulric Dahlgren

  1. 336 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Like a Meteor Blazing Brightly

The Short but Controversial Life of Colonel Ulric Dahlgren

About this book

Ulric Dahlgren was a brilliant, ambitious young man who became the youngest full colonel in the United States Army at the age of twenty-one, yet died before his twenty-second birthday. This is the first biography of Dahlgren, and thankfully it was penned by cavalry expert and award-winning author Eric J. Wittenberg.Wittenberg’s account chronicles Dahlgren’s full life story, with a deep look at his military career and extensive connections within the nation’s capital, all of which led to the climax of his life: the notorious Dahlgren Raid.Like a Meteor Burning Brightly: The Short but Controversial Life of Colonel Ulric Dahlgren is based upon a plethora of source material, including previously unknown or little-used archival sources. Anyone interested in the Civil War in general, or just a fascinating life well-told, will want this book on their shelf.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Publisher's Preface: The Long Journey
  7. Author's Preface: Willson is with two "Is"
  8. Prologue: Pioneers and Miracles
  9. Chapter 1: Prayers and Banjos
  10. Chapter 2: Learning the Trade
  11. Chapter 3: The Other Willsons
  12. Chapter 4. Doing a Greeley
  13. Chapter 5. What Every Young Musician Should Know
  14. Chapter 6. Not Every Song's a Hit
  15. Chapter 7: Rini
  16. Chapter 8: The Bucolic Philosopher and The Big Show
  17. Chapter 9: Who the Hell is Meredith Willson
  18. Chapter 10: Jiggles and Jumps
  19. Chapter 11:The Unsinkable Molly Brown
  20. Chapter 12: From Broadway to Hollywood to Mason City
  21. Chapter 13: May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You
  22. Epilogue: The 77th Trombone
  23. Appendix 1: Spare Type
  24. Appendix 2: Awards and Honors
  25. Appendix 3: The Music Man
  26. Appendix 4: Songs of Meredith Willson
  27. Appendix 5: The Music Man Square
  28. Bibliography
  29. Index
  30. Afterword: The Dixie Mystery