Grant and Sherman

Civil War Memoirs: A Library of America Boxed Set

Ulysses S. Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman, Mary D McFeely , William S McFeely

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The Library of America
20 January 2011

Biography: historical, political & military; English Civil War

"For the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, The Library of America re-issues the memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman in a handsome, newly designed case. An ailing Grant wrote his Personal Memoirs to secure his family's future. In doing so, the Civil War's greatest general won himself a unique place in American letters. John Keegan has called it ""perhaps the most revelatory autobiography of high command to exist in any language."" The Library of America's edition of Grant's Memoirs includes 175 of his letters to Lincoln, Sherman, and his wife, Julia, among others. Hailed as a prophet of modern war and condemned as a harbinger of modern barbarism, William T. Sherman is the most controversial general of the Civil War. ""War is cruelty, and you cannot refine it,"" he wrote in fury to the Confederate mayor of Atlanta, and his memoir is filled with dozens of such wartime exchanges and a fascinating account of the famous march through Georgia and the Carolinas.

LIBRARY OF AMERICAis an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries."

By: Ulysses S. Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman
Edited by: Mary D McFeely, William S McFeely, Charles Royster
Imprint: The Library of America
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Collector's ed.
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 76mm
Weight: 1.628kg
ISBN: 9781598531053
ISBN 10: 1598531050
Pages: 1
Publication Date: 20 January 2011
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) was commanding general of the United States Army in the Civil War and the 18th president of the United States. William Tecumseh Sherman(1820-1891)was ageneralin theUnion Armyduring theCivil War. When Ulysses S. Grant was elelcted president in 1869, Sherman succeeded him asCommanding General of the U.S. Army, serving from 1869 until 1883.

Reviews for Grant and Sherman: Civil War Memoirs: A Library of America Boxed Set

Anyone who wishes to know how and why the North won the Civil War can do no better than to read these volumes. --James McPherson, author of Battle Cry of Freedom