About this title: This book describes his growth as an officer and his often irritating relationships with his fellow officers. It offers blow-by-blow accounts of major battles such as Fort Donelson, Shiloh, and Vicksburg with such immediacy that the reader feels like a participant at staff meetings on the front lines.
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Edition: Fifth Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little Brown & Co
Date Published: 1960
Description: Fair in Good jacket. Ex-Library Copy With Usual Markings, Binding Broken, DJ Mylar Protected, Edges Worn/Frayed, Text Is Unmarked, Good Reading Copy. read more
Edition: [1st ed. ]
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston
Date Published: 1960
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Good, In good dust jacket. x, 564 p. port., maps. 22 cm. A continuation of Lloyd Lewis' Captain Sam Grant. Ex-Library expected imperfections. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Boston, Little, Brown & Co
Description: Very Good. B0014P4WX6 The dust jacket shows some moderate edge wear and has small rips/creases at the edges as a result. The dust jacket also shows some discoloration and has a few stains on it. The pages are clean and fairly crisp. The binding is tight. Overall, the book is in great shape, aside from the dust jacket. Ships, well packaged and very quickly, from MI. read more
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Little, Brown, & Co, Boston
Date Published: 1960
Description: Reading copy, no jacket. 564 pages, back board is no longer connedted to book but is attached to the outer spine which is also come off the book. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown
Date Published: 1960
Description: Very-Good+ No Jacket. 8vo. {010777} Grant Moves South by Bruce Catton. Published by Little, Brown in 1960. HARD COVER 8vo History 564pp. {Book Condition} VERY-GOOD+ NO JACKET {Jacket Condition Details} missing. {Book Condition Details} Binding: barely bumped ends, Cover: barely visible edge wear, slight fading. read more
Description: Satisfaction Guaranteed. Shipped quickly. 1960. Hardcover. Second Printing Ed. Used, good. Dust jacket has small tears/bends on edges. Dust jacket in Acceptable condition. read more
Description: Satisfaction Guaranteed. Shipped quickly. Hardcover. Used, good. Dust jacket has small tears/bends on edges. Dust jacket in Acceptable condition. read more
Description: Satisfaction Guaranteed. Shipped quickly. Hardcover. Used, very good. Cover has some edge wear. Cover has some rubbing. Dust jacket in Acceptable condition. read more
Edition: Fifth Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company, Boston
Date Published: 1960
Description: Bryant, Samuel H. (Maps) Very Good- in Very Good- jacket. Former owner's inscription on flyleaf; normal scuffs and edge wear; a decent readable copy. 564 pages. read more
Edition: Second Paperback Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little Brown And Company, Boston
Date Published: 1960
Description: Very Good in Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾Tall. This is an excellent work on the North's best General, General Ulysses S. Grant. The last owner's name is written on the first inside page, date acquired and a number. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown, Boston
Date Published: 1960
Description: Very good. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt sword and hat on cover, The spine has some discoloration. Binding is tight. x, 564 p. port., maps. 22 cm. Includes: Maps, Portraits. A continuation of Lloyd Lewis' Captain Sam Grant. Bibliography: p. [539]-547."...account of these years, during which Grant moved not only against Confederate armies but against obstacles and frustrations imposed by his own superiors..." read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY
Date Published: 1960
ISBN-13:9781199013712ISBN:1199013714
Description: Good. Hardcover, in Good condition, no DJ. Blue cloth cover has fading on edges and spine. Pages clean, binding tight. Soil marks on edge of book. read more
"Very readable, Mr. Catton brings Grant to life. What I especially like about this book is that the author shows how Grant evolved into a great commander. Yes, he made mistakes. Yes, he sometimes got lucky, but at his core Grant was a humble man of great courage and resolve, who was able to see the road to victory while others, too afraid to fail, could not."
"Fascinating look at the rise of U.S Grant. from a nobody to commander of western theater during the Civil War through the siege at Vicksburg and the battle at Chatanooga. Grant was this quiet unimpressive fellow, but his coolness under pressure ("Ol' Ulyss don't scare worth a damn!" one soldier is reputed to have declared) had this stablizing influence on those around him, most especially the high-strung W.T. Sherman. Lincoln was his biggest defender, and when critics wanted Grant replaced after the ultra-bloody Shilo, Lincoln said simply "I can't spare this man. He fights."
"Ulysses S. Grant is one of the most mis-understood men in American history. Bruce Catton gives us a balanced and thorough picture of the man, his methods, and his character. In this book, the first of a two-part series, Catton gives an in-depth look at Grant from 1861 when he first enlisted to 1863 and the fall of Vicksburg. I've read bits and pieces of the "campaign in the West" as the war in Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Missouri and Arkansas was called, but this is the first time that I have the overall picture firmly fixed in my mind. I highly recommend this book to everyone who wants to understand the Civil War and American history."
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