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"THE chronicles of history record that in most wars some figure, through intrepidity, originality, and brilliancy of action, has raised himself above his fellows and achieved a picturesqueness which is commonly associated only with characters of fiction. In the American Civil War, or the War Between the States, three dashing cavalry leaders - Stuart, Forrest, and Mosby - so captured the public imagination that their exploits took on a glamour, which we associate - as did the writers of the time - with the deeds of the Waverley characters and the heroes of Chivalry. Of the three leaders Colonel John S. Mosby (1833-1916) was, perhaps, the most romantic figure. In the South his dashing exploits made him one of the great heroes of the ""Lost Cause."" In the North he was painted as the blackest of redoubtable scoundrels, a fact only to be explained as due to the exasperation caused by a successful enemy against whom all measures were worthless and ineffective. So great became the fame of Mosby's partisan exploits that soldiers of fortune came even from Europe to share his adventures."

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A spirited and compassionate story filled with pastoral Irish imagery, cheerful village life, and heartwarming romance. -- Booklist on An Irish Country Wedding Taylor is a bang-up storyteller who captivates and entertains from the first word. -- Publishers Weekly on An Irish Country Girl Patrick Taylor has become probably the most popular Irish-Canadian writer of all time. -- The Globe and Mail Taylor masterfully charts the small victories and defeats of Irish village life. -- Irish America Magazine

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PATRICK TAYLOR, M.D., was born and raised in Bangor, County Down, in Northern Ireland. Dr. Taylor is a distinguished medical researcher, offshore sailor, model-boat builder, and father of two grown children. He now lives on Saltspring Island, British Columbia.

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