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Furgurson, Ernest Baker was born on August 29, 1929 in Danville, Virginia, United States. Son of Ernest Baker and Passie Durham (Ferguson) Furgurson.
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On the day the first shots of the Civil War were fired, a mob in Richmond clambered on top of the Capitol to raise the Confederate flag. Four years later, another flag was raised in its place while the city burned below. A thirteen-year-old girl compared the stars and stripes to "so many bloody gashes." This richly detailed, absorbing book brings to life the years in which Richmond was the symbol of Southern independence and the theater for a drama as splendid, sordid, and tragic as the war itself. Drawing on an array of archival sources, Ashes of Glory portrays Richmond's passion through the voices of soldiers and statesmen, preachers and prostitutes, slaves and slavers. Masterfully orchestrated and finely rendered, the result is a passionate and compelling work of social history. "Furguson is a lively writer with an eye for the apt quotation and the telling incident...He brings to life a diverse cast of characters."--Newsday "Succeeds to a remarkable extent...Furguson brings war-torn Richmond to life."--Baltimore Sun
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Furgurson, Ernest Baker was born on August 29, 1929 in Danville, Virginia, United States. Son of Ernest Baker and Passie Durham (Ferguson) Furgurson.
Student, Averett College, 1948-1950; AB, Columbia, 1952; Master of Science, Columbia, 1953.
Reporter Danville Commercial Appeal, Station WDVA, 1948-1951; with, Roanoke (Virginia) World-News, 1952; with, Richmond (Virginia) News Leader, 1955-1956; reporter, Washington correspondent, Baltimore Sun, 1956-1961; chief Moscow bureau, Baltimore Sun, 1961-1964; White House correspondent, national political correspondent, Saigon correspondent, national affairs columnist, Baltimore Sun, 1964-1992; chief Washington bureau, Baltimore Sun, 1975-1987; associate editor, Baltimore Sun, 1987-1992; syndicated by, Los Angeles Times Syndicate, 1970-1990.
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Director Civil War Trust. First lieutenant United States Marine Corps, 1953-1955. Member Gridiron Club.
Married Mary Louise Stallings (divorced). Children— Ernest Baker III, Elisabeth Glyn. Married Cassie Woodward Thompson, April 21, 1973.