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Originally Posted by byrone
Nice letter
What amazes me is how Cobb has been historically branded a tyrant, yet his personal letters reveal a man much different from the Al Stump version. His letters often express appreciation or thanks, often for what seem to be minor or trivial matters. This appears to be a man of compassion and thanksgiving.
While surely Cobb was no saint (who of us is?), the personal Cobb letters help reveal a man of character at odds with the common public perception.
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Her is an interesting article that aims to debunk some of the myth that is now common public perception:
http://sabr.org/research/georgia-pea...ed-storyteller