Lee and Grant - Couverture rigide

Rasmussen, William M S; Tilton, Robert S

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1904832369 ISBN 13 : 9781904832362

Editeur : D Giles Ltd, 2007

Synopsis

This new book provides the first major re-assessment of both Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant; their lives, careers and historical impact. By the end of the Civil War, most Americans considered either Robert E. Lee or Ulysses S. Grant to be a hero. Since then, much has been written on their respective roles in the war, but curiously little has been published which looks at these two figures together and compares them over an extended period of time.

This new book combines over 270 fascinating illustrations, including the generals' uniforms and accoutrements, letters, rare photographs and newly-discovered paintings, prints and sculpture, with an extensively researched and well-written narrative text.

This study, together with the accompanying national touring exhibition, provides the first major re-assessment of the lives, careers and historical impact of Lee and Grant. It also charts the development of historical thought and popular attitudes towards both figures in the years since the outbreak of the Civil War, and addresses the question, how should Lee and Grant be evaluated over 200 years after Lee's birth?

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

William M.S. Rasmussen and Robert S. Tilton are both leading American historians and have collaborated together on three previous publications: Pocahontas: The Evolution of an American Narrative (Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture, CUP 1994), George Washington: The Man Behind the Myths (1999) and Old Virginia: The Pursuit of a Pastoral Ideal (2003).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: D Giles Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1904832369
• ISBN 13: 9781904832362
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible