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Title: Is This Memoir a Hoax?
Review: I read this book in 1979, and would rate it highly as a good read.However, I was disappointed a few years ago to learn that the entire thing is a fabrication, a string of lies from beginning to end.A lot of men lie about their military service. Apparently Douglas was one of the more flagrant exemplers.Unfortunately, I can't back up what I'm saying. I have no source. I forget where I read it.While re-reading a passage in Shelby Foote's narrative history, I came across the account of Stonewall sitting on the fence, eating the lemon. Douglas is, I believe, the main, if not the only source for the "Lemon Legend."I wondered to myself, "Now where did I read that Douglas's memoir was an utter fabrication? I'll check the Amazon reviews; surely someone will have debunked this book."So here I am. My only point is, don't believe me or Douglas.Let the Reader Beware.Can anyone shed some light on this?
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