• Jeb Stuart

  • The Last Cavalier
  • By: Burke Davis
  • Narrated by: Barrett Whitener
  • Length: 15 hrs and 16 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (213 ratings)

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Jeb Stuart

By: Burke Davis
Narrated by: Barrett Whitener
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Publisher's summary

Jeb Stuart: The Last Cavalier is a full and definitive biography of the dashing and enigmatic Confederate hero of the Civil War, General J.E.B. Stuart.

This life-sized portrait of Stuart surveys his life from childhood through his training at West Point, his years on the Western frontier, and his decision to stand with Virginia when war arrived. His brilliant Civil War career is covered in detail, from the raid on Chambersburg to his final, fatal clash at Yellow Tavern.

"The rudimentary field communications of the Civil War demanded of the cavalry the utmost in bravery, durability, and vigilance," writes Burke Davis in his introduction to this edition. "Victory or defeat of armies was often in the hands of their cavalrymen."

©1957 Burke Davis (P)2002 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

"The narrative is excellent....This sympathetic and carefully researched work belongs in every Civil War collection." ( Library Journal)
"Barrett Whitener[s] voice generates the narrative and wraps deliciously around each of the players. General Lee speaks with courtly ease and Stuart with boyish energy as the laconic Jackson moves across Virginia." ( AudioFile)

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Entertaining

This is one of the more entertaining and interesting books I've listened to on Audible, and I have hundreds. It reads more like a novel than a history book and easily holds your attention throughout. I highly recommend this as a fun and interesting read about a huge Confederate Civil War figure.

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Good story, poor recording

I am a fan of MG J.E.B. Stuart, I was excited to listen to this biography. I was disappointed in how many times the recording repeated itself, no less than 10 times.

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disappointing

I am almost through part one of this book and I come across 6 incidents where the audible repeats itself immediately. Very disappointing editing in this book so far. I will regret purchasing it.

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Must Read for Civil War Buffs

Brings this unique character to life and presents the conflicting morals and values of the men that waged that war from a refreshing and non-judgemental viewpoint.

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This recording must be faulty.

There are dozens of repeats. It is well beyond anything an editor could miss. The narrator and author's great work is tarnished by the contents delivery. Audible owes it to their subscribers to fix this.

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I really tried to like it

the readers effort to act the story out using so many silly sounding voiced makes for terrible listening. but when he does FEMALE choices it's just too hard to listen.

The story is very generic with very little substance from a strategic perspective or much on the interactions of the senior Confederate leadership (Lee, Jackson, Longstreet) it just sounds like he was wondering the country side doing what ever he wanted to do.

I'll be sending this one back after less then 1/2 the book listened to.

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Great book but a note on the editing

There are some problems with the editing. A few clips of about a minute in length are repeated back to back several times throughout the book.

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good story hard to listen

story was good, but really hard to follow. the narrator's voice and cadence made me lose focus. he used the same inflection and tone for every paragraph and then repeated that inflection every few sentences.

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Well done

I have studied extensively on the Civil War and it's chief players on both sides of the conflict Stewart was a good man and a great soldier and a big loss to the confederacy at that. Epoch c in time.
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Absolutely, the last true cavalier !

One of my favorite of all studies of the great General J.E.B. Stuart. Burke Davis gives Stuart the respect due him in a way that only a native Virginian could. Mr Davis being of Meadows of Dan, Virginia is a neighbor of the great Stuart ' s childhood home. His work is yet unbiased, honest in the history presented. A wonderful story of a truly great man told in a fantastic manner. Congratulations to Burke Davis for a great book and all respect and honor to the great General Stuart. The performance of the reading is excellent, all told this is a must have for any student of the civil war.

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