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Grant rises in the West

by Brooks D. Simpson
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Overview

In From Iuka to Vicksburg, 1862–1863, Grant leads the Union army to victory. The story of western operations testifies to Grant’s effectiveness. He and his soldiers move through Kentucky, and Tennessee and down the Mississippi Valley during a difficult winter. Ahead is Vicksburg and a turning point in the Civil War. One critic called this volume “probably the most thoroughly documented study of Grant in the West.”

About the Author, Brooks D. Simpson

Brooks D. Simpson, a professor of history at Arizona State University, is the author of Let Us Have Peace: Ulysses S. Grant and the Politics of War and Reconstruction, 1861–1868.

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Editorials

New York Times Book Review

“Magnificent military history, written in the grand style on a grand scale. Based upon an intimate acquaintance with the terrain of the operations, upon an expert knowledge of military theory and organization, and upon an exhaustive study of the ‘Official Records’ of the war, [this] is a major work of scholarship, the finest account anywhere to be found of Federal armies in the Civil War.”—David Donald, New York Times Book Review

— David Donald

Journal of American History

“[A] magnificent study . . . skillfully presenting the maturation of Grant as a man and a military leader from carefully documented records.”—Journal of American History

New York Times Book Review - David Donald

“Magnificent military history, written in the grand style on a grand scale. Based upon an intimate acquaintance with the terrain of the operations, upon an expert knowledge of military theory and organization, and upon an exhaustive study of the ‘Official Records’ of the war, [this] is a major work of scholarship, the finest account anywhere to be found of Federal armies in the Civil War.”—David Donald, New York Times Book Review

Library Journal

Published in 1952 and 1956, respectively, these trace this Civil War-rior's rise from colonel in the Illinois volunteers to his defeat of the Confederacy. A fine portrait of Grant.

Book Details

Published
June 1, 1997
Publisher
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [1997]
Pages
587
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780803297944

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