Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Clifford Dowdey
Born: 1904
Died: May 30, 1979 (aged 75)
Bio: Clifford Dowdy was an American author of fiction and nonfiction dealing with the American South, Virginia and especially the Civil War era.
Known for:
- Lee and his men at Gettysburg (1958)
- The Seven Days: The Emergence of Lee (1964)
- Bugles Blow No More (1937)
- Lees Last Campaign (1960)