Lee and Grant: A Dual Biography - Hardcover

Smith, Gene

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0070584737 ISBN 13: 9780070584730

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 1984

Synopsis

A dual portrait of the two Civil War leaders interweaves the lives of U.S. Grant and Robert E. Lee with the momentous historical events of the mid-nineteenth century in America

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Lee and Grant. A Dual Biography:

Review:

“A significant achievement . . . Vivid, interwoven biographical portraits set side by side against a sweeping historical background.” —The Washington Post
 
“Unfolds like a well-plotted novel . . . Full of telling vignettes and anecdotes . . . Gene Smith is a master.” —Houston Chronicle
 
“A brilliant, moving dual biography.” —The Columbus Dispatch
 
“A great story . . . Superb . . . History at its best.” —Publishers Weekly
 
“A fascinating side-by-side study of the two formidable men as they moved toward and through their dates with destiny.” —United Press International
 
“Compelling . . . Thrilling . . . Brings history to life.” —The Oregonian
 
“Delivers the double value that the title implies . . . A revealing portrait of two great commanders . . . Also makes the Civil War understandable and exciting.” —The Charlotte Observer
 
“A writer of consummate skill . . . the most vivid style since Bruce Catton . . . What makes this book literally sing is its author’s storytelling abilities. . . . Absolutely enthralling, quite like meeting two entirely different people whom we thought we had known intimately.” —The Washington Times Magazine
 

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0070584737
• ISBN 13: 9780070584730
• Binding: Hardcover