A biography of the two gifted Civil War commanders from a New York Times -bestselling author: "A great story . . . History at its best" ( Publishers Weekly ). Their names are forever linked in the history of the Civil War, but Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant could not have been more dissimilar. Lee came from a world of Southern gentility and aristocratic privilege while Grant had coarser, more common roots in the Midwest. As a young officer trained in the classic mold, Lee graduated from West Point at the top of his ...
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A biography of the two gifted Civil War commanders from a New York Times -bestselling author: "A great story . . . History at its best" ( Publishers Weekly ). Their names are forever linked in the history of the Civil War, but Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant could not have been more dissimilar. Lee came from a world of Southern gentility and aristocratic privilege while Grant had coarser, more common roots in the Midwest. As a young officer trained in the classic mold, Lee graduated from West Point at the top of his class and served with distinction in the Mexican-American War. Grant's early military career was undistinguished and marred by rumors of drunkenness. As commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, Lee's early victories demoralized the Union Army and cemented his reputation as a brilliant tactician. Meanwhile, Grant struggled mightily to reach the top of the Union command chain. His iron will eventually helped turn the tide of the war, however, and in April 1864, President Abraham Lincoln gave Grant command of all Union forces. A year later, he accepted Lee's surrender at the Appomattox Court House. With brilliance and deep feeling, New York Times- bestselling author Gene Smith brings the Civil War era to vivid life and tells the dramatic story of two remarkable men as they rise to glory and reckon with the bitter aftermath of the bloodiest conflict in American history. Never before have students of American history been treated to a more personal, comprehensive, and achingly human portrait of Lee and Grant .
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Very Good. Size: 8x6x1; Hardcover with dust jacket. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show very minor shelving wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Dust jacket shows light edge wear.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
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NF in Fine jacket. Not ex-lib. Book club edition of trade tandard construction. Hardcover with grey paper over boards with red quarter-cloth, in off-white, red-brown and blue illustrated jacket, 8vo. xiv + 412pp. + note on author. Index, endnotes, bibliography. NF/Fine. Foxing to page edges; very mild bumping to corners of front board. Book and jacket are otherwise Fine: clean, sharp and unmarked with very tight, never broken-in binding and hinges.
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Fine Condition in Fine jacket. Dust Jacket is in fine condition without tears or chips or other damage. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Civil War Era; ISBN: 0070584737. ISBN/EAN: 9780070584730. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 16861.
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Very good(-) Illustrated. xiv + 412 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w.; ownership signature inside front cover, small dent to lower front cover. New York: McGraw-Hill, (1984). A very good(-) copy, lacking the dust wrapper.
This was the first non-fiction book I read on the Civil War, and it was a great introduction into the war, and the main characters of the war. Did not get dragged down in too much detail about them, I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in getting the 'basics' of these two leaders.