Born to Battle: Grant and Forrest--Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Chattanooga - Hardcover
by Jack Hurst
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Basic BooksISBN-13:9780465020188ISBN-10:465020186UPC:9780465020188Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, MilitaryBook Topic:Civil War Period (1850-1877), United States, 19th CenturySize:9.40 x 5.90 x 1.80 inchesWeight:1.6513Product ID:SCK9PZKVQV
Born to Battle: Grant and Forrest--Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Chattanooga
Hurst shows how Grant and Forrest brought to the battlefield the fabled virtues of the American working-class: hard work, ingenuity, and intense determination. Each man's background contributed to his triumphs on the battlefield, but the open-mindedness of his fellow commanders proved just as important. When the North embraced Grant, it won a stalwart defender. When the South rejected Forrest, by...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Basic BooksISBN-13:9780465020188ISBN-10:465020186UPC:9780465020188Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, MilitaryBook Topic:Civil War Period (1850-1877), United States, 19th CenturySize:9.40 x 5.90 x 1.80 inchesWeight:1.6513Product ID:SCK9PZKVQV
Jack Hurst is a historian and former journalist who has written for newspapers including the Chicago Tribune, Philadelphia Inquirer, and Nashville Tennessean. His books include Nathan Bedford Forrest: A Biography, and Men of Fire. A native of Maryville, Tennessee and a descendant of both Union and Confederate soldiers, he currently lives with his wife outside Nashville, Tennessee.
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