<div>The saga of a nation divided&mdash;from the Union Army&rsquo;s disaster at Fredericksburg to its triumph at Gettysburg&mdash;by a Pulitzer Prize&ndash;winning Civil War chronicler. In the second book of the Army of the Potomac Trilogy, Bruce Catton&mdash;one of America&rsquo;s most honored Civil War historians&mdash;once again brings the great battles and the men who fought them to breathtaking life. As the War Between the States moved through its second bloody year, General Ambrose Burnside was selected by President Lincoln to replace the ineffectual George &ldquo;Little Mac&rdquo; McClellan as commander of the Union Army. But the hope that greeted Burnside&rsquo;s ascension was quickly dashed in December 1862 in the wake of his devastating defeat at Fredericksburg. Following Burnside&rsquo;s exit, a mediocre new commander, Joseph &ldquo;Fighting Joe&rdquo; Hooker, turned a sure victory into tragedy at Chancellorsville, continuing the Union&rsquo;s woes and ensuring Robert E. Lee&rsquo;s greatest triumph of the war. But the tide began to turn over the course of three days in July 1863, when the Union won a decisive victory on the battlefield of Gettysburg. Months later, Lincoln would give his historic address on this ground, honoring the fallen soldiers and strengthening the Union Army&rsquo;s resolve to fight for a united and equal nation for all of its people. With brilliant insight, color, and detail, Catton interweaves thrilling narratives of combat with remarkable portrayals of politics and life on the home front. Glory Road is a sweeping account of extraordinary bravery and shocking incompetence during what were arguably the war&rsquo;s darkest days. </div>

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Glory Road

<div>A Pulitzer Prize&ndash;winning historian looks at the complex, controversial Union commander who ensured the Confederacy&rsquo;s downfall in the Civil War. In this New York Times bestseller, preeminent Civil War historian Bruce Catton narrows his focus on commander Ulysses S. Grant, whose bold tactics and relentless dedication to the Union ultimately ensured a Northern victory in the nation&rsquo;s bloodiest conflict. While a succession of Union generals&mdash;from McClellan to Burnside to Hooker to Meade&mdash;were losing battles and sacrificing troops due to ego, egregious errors, and incompetence, an unassuming Federal Army commander was excelling in the Western theater of operations. Though unskilled in military power politics and disregarded by his peers, Colonel Grant, commander of the Twenty-First Illinois Volunteer Infantry, was proving to be an unstoppable force. He won victory after victory at Belmont, Fort Henry, and Fort Donelson, while brilliantly avoiding near-catastrophe and ultimately triumphing at Shiloh. And Grant&rsquo;s bold maneuvers at Vicksburg would cost the Confederacy its invaluable lifeline: the Mississippi River. But destiny and President Lincoln had even loftier plans for Grant, placing nothing less than the future of an entire nation in the capable hands of the North&rsquo;s most valuable military leader. Based in large part on military communiqu&eacute;s, personal eyewitness accounts, and Grant&rsquo;s own writings, Catton&rsquo;s extraordinary history offers readers an insightful look at arguably the most innovative Civil War battlefield strategist, unmatched by even the South&rsquo;s legendary Robert E. Lee.</div>

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Grant Moves South

<div>The Pulitzer Prize&ndash;winning historian&rsquo;s &ldquo;lively and absorbing&rdquo; biography of Ulysses S. Grant and his leadership during the Civil War (The New York Times Book Review). This conclusion to Bruce Catton&rsquo;s acclaimed history of General Grant begins in the summer of 1863. After Grant&rsquo;s bold and decisive triumph over the Confederate Army at Vicksburg, President Lincoln promoted him to the head of the Army of the Potomac. The newly named general was virtually unknown to the Union&rsquo;s military high command, but he proved himself in the brutal closing year and a half of the War Between the States. Grant&rsquo;s strategic brilliance and unshakeable tenacity crushed the Confederacy in the battles of the Overland Campaign in Virginia and the Siege of Petersburg. In the spring of 1865, Grant finally forced Robert E. Lee&rsquo;s surrender at Appomattox Court House, thus ending the bloodiest conflict on American soil. Although tragedy struck only days later when Lincoln&mdash;whom Grant called &ldquo;incontestably the greatest man I have ever known&rdquo;&mdash;was assassinated, Grant&rsquo;s military triumphs would ensure that the president&rsquo;s principles of unity and freedom would endure. In Grant Takes Command, Catton offers readers an in-depth portrait of an extraordinary warrior and unparalleled military strategist whose brilliant battlefield leadership saved an endangered Union.</div>

Grant Takes Command

<div>A vivid account of the early battles, first in the Pulitzer Prize-winning trilogy: &ldquo;One of America&rsquo;s foremost Civil War authorities&rdquo; (Kirkus Reviews). The first book in Bruce Catton&rsquo;s Pulitzer Prize&ndash;winning Army of the Potomac Trilogy, Mr. Lincoln&rsquo;s Army is a riveting history of the early years of the Civil War, when a fledgling Union Army took its stumbling first steps under the command of the controversial general George McClellan. Following the secession of the Southern states, a beleaguered President Abraham Lincoln entrusted the dashing, charismatic McClellan with the creation of the Union&rsquo;s Army of the Potomac and the responsibility of leading it to a swift and decisive victory against Robert E. Lee&rsquo;s Army of Northern Virginia. Although a brilliant tactician who was beloved by his troops and embraced by the hero-hungry North, McClellan&rsquo;s ego and ambition ultimately put him at loggerheads with his commander in chief&mdash;a man McClellan considered unworthy of the presidency. McClellan&rsquo;s weaknesses were exposed during the Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest day in American military history, which ended in a stalemate even though the Confederate troops were greatly outnumbered. After Antietam, Lincoln ordered McClellan&rsquo;s removal from command, and the Union entered the war&rsquo;s next chapter having suffered thousands of casualties and with great uncertainty ahead. America&rsquo;s premier chronicler of the nation&rsquo;s brutal internecine conflict, Bruce Catton is renowned for his unparalleled ability to bring a detailed and vivid immediacy to Civil War battlefields and military strategy sessions. With tremendous depth and insight, he presents legendary commanders and common soldiers in all their complex and heartbreaking humanity.</div>

Mr. Lincoln's Army

<div>A concise biography of the legendary Union general and controversial US president from &ldquo;one of America&rsquo;s foremost Civil War authorities&rdquo; (Kirkus Reviews). Pulitzer Prize&ndash;winning historian Bruce Catton explores the life and legacy of one of the nation&rsquo;s most misunderstood heroes: Ulysses S. Grant. In this classic work, Grant emerges as a complicated figure whose accomplishments have all too often been downplayed or overlooked. Catton begins with Grant&rsquo;s youth and his service as a young lieutenant under General Zachary Taylor in the Mexican-American War. He recounts Grant&rsquo;s subsequent disgrace, from his forced resignation for drinking to his failures as a citizen farmer and salesman. He then chronicles his redemption during the Civil War, as Grant rose from the rank of an unknown solider to commanding general of the US Army and savior of the Union. U. S. Grant and the American Military Tradition details all of his signature campaigns: From Fort Henry, Shiloh, and the Siege of Vicksburg to Robert E. Lee&rsquo;s surrender at Appomattox Court House, Grant won national renown. Then, as a two-term president, Grant achieved a number of underrated successes that must figure into any telling of his life. From Grant&rsquo;s childhood in Ohio to his final days in New York, this succinct and illuminating biography is required reading for anyone interested in American history. </div>

U. S. Grant and the American Military Tradition

<div>Pulitzer Prize&ndash;winning historian Bruce Catton&rsquo;s acclaimed two-book biography of complex and controversial Union commander Ulysses S. Grant. In these two comprehensive and engaging volumes, preeminent Civil War historian Bruce Catton follows the wartime movements of Ulysses S. Grant, detailing the Union commander&rsquo;s bold tactics and his relentless dedication to achieving the North&rsquo;s victory in the nation&rsquo;s bloodiest conflict. While a succession of Union generals were losing battles and sacrificing troops due to ego, egregious errors, and incompetence in the early years of the war, an unassuming Federal army colonel was excelling in the Western theater of operations. Grant Moves South details how Grant, as commander of the Twenty-First Illinois Volunteer Infantry, though unskilled in military power politics and disregarded by his peers, was proving to be an unstoppable force. He won victory after victory at Belmont, Fort Henry, and Fort Donelson, while sagaciously avoiding near-catastrophe and ultimately triumphing at Shiloh. His decisive victory at Vicksburg would cost the Confederacy its invaluable lifeline: the Mississippi River. Grant Takes Command picks up in the summer of 1863 when President Abraham Lincoln promoted Grant to the head of the Army of the Potomac, placing nothing less than the future of an entire nation in the hands of the military leader. Grant&rsquo;s acute strategic thinking and unshakeable tenacity led to the crushing defeat of the Confederacy in the Overland Campaign in Virginia and the Siege of Petersburg. In the spring of 1865, Grant finally forced Robert E. Lee&rsquo;s surrender at Appomattox Court House, ending the brutal conflict. Although tragedy struck only days later when Lincoln was assassinated, Grant&rsquo;s triumphs on the battlefield ensured that the president&rsquo;s principles of unity and freedom would endure. Based in large part on military communiqu&eacute;s, personal eyewitness accounts, and Grant&rsquo;s own writings, this engrossing two-part biography offers readers an in-depth portrait of the extraordinary warrior and unparalleled strategist whose battlefield brilliance clinched the downfall of the Confederacy in the Civil War. </div>

U. S. Grant: The Civil War Years

<div>The Pulitzer Prize–winning historian “ranges informally but authoritatively” across Civil War-related topics in a thought-provoking essay collection (The New York Times). Based on a lecture series delivered at Wesleyan University, these essays come from Bruce Catton, a New York Times–bestselling and National Book Award–winning author acclaimed as “one of America’s foremost Civil War authorities” (Kirkus Reviews). In them, he delves more deeply into the subject of the war and its meaning for America—addressing such issues as the psychology of the citizen soldier; the presidential career of Ulysses S. Grant; and what happens to civil liberties in wartime. He explores how the war compelled the nation to confront questions about race and democracy, and places the conflict in a wider context, identifying it as the world’s first truly modern war. “Nothing in our time makes the Civil War as alive as the writings of Bruce Catton.” —The Baltimore Sun</div>

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Glory Road

Grant Moves South

Grant Takes Command

Mr. Lincoln's Army

U. S. Grant and the American Military Tradition

U. S. Grant: The Civil War Years

America Goes to War

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Books By Bruce Catton (7 Books)

Glory Road

Grant Moves South

Grant Takes Command

Mr. Lincoln's Army

U. S. Grant and the American Military Tradition

U. S. Grant: The Civil War Years

America Goes to War

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