Here is Pulitzer Prize-winning author Bruce Catton's unsurpassed account of the Civil War, one of the most moving chapters in American history. Introduced by Pulitzer Prize-winner James M. McPherson, the book vividly traces the epic struggle between the Blue and Gray, from the early division between the North and South to the final surrender of Confederate troops.

Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Bruce Catton's acclaimed two-book biography of complex and controversial Union commander Ulysses S. Grant.New York Times BestsellersIn these two comprehensive and engaging volumes, preeminent Civil War historian Bruce Catton follows the wartime movements of Ulysses S. Grant, detailing the Union commander's bold tactics and his relentless dedication to achieving the North's victory ...

A vivid account of the early battles, first in the Pulitzer Prize–winning trilogy: "One of America's foremost Civil War authorities" ( Kirkus Reviews ).The first book in New York Times–bestselling author Bruce Catton's Pulitzer Prize–winning Army of the Potomac Trilogy, Mr. Lincoln's Army is a riveting history of the early years of the Civil War, when a fledgling Union Army took its stumbling first steps ...

The best way to examine the presidency now, writes the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Bruce Catton, "is to examine the lives and personalities of the men who have held it, because the presidency today is in many ways the sum of large and small contributions made by the different presidents." Here, in the first volume of American Heritage's history of presidents are the dramatic stories of the first eight men to hold the office: George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madis...

The Pulitzer Prize–winning historian's New York Times –bestselling biography of Ulysses S. Grant and his leadership during the Civil War."Lively and absorbing." — The New York Times Book ReviewThis conclusion to Bruce Catton's acclaimed history of General Grant begins in the summer of 1863. After Grant's bold and decisive triumph over the Confederate Army at Vicksburg, Pr...

No one has ever told America's story with more grace, clarity, and emotional power than Pulitzer Prize winner Bruce Catton. In his books, ranging from the celebrated Civil War trilogies to the account of his boyhood in back-country Michigan, Catton brought the people of the past to such vivid life that he became the nation's best-loved and most widely read historian. Bruce Catton's friend and associate for many years, Oliver Jensen, has assembled this volume of selections of Catton's works...

The Union stood in danger of losing an entire army at Chattanooga, Tennessee. Then Ulysses S. Grant arrived and directed the most dramatic battle of the American Civil War. Here, in this short-form book by Pulitzer-Prize winner Bruce Catton, is the dramatic story of the miracle on Missionary Ridge.

A Pulitzer Prize–winning historian looks at the complex, controversial Union commander who ensured the Confederacy'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's bloodiest conflict.While a succession of Union generals—from McClella...

Here, from Pulitzer Prize winner Bruce Catton, is the dramatic story of the most important battle of the American Civil War: Gettysburg. For three days, from the first shots by Union soldiers to Confederate George Pickett's doomed charge up Cemetery Ridge, Catton brings vividly to life the clash that left some 51,000 Union and Confederate soldiers dead or wounded and altered the course of the war.

A concise biography of the legendary Union general and controversial US president from "one of America's foremost Civil War authorities" ( Kirkus Reviews ).Pulitzer Prize–winning and New York Times–bestselling historian Bruce Catton explores the life and legacy of one of the nation's most misunderstood heroes: Ulysses S. Grant. In this classic work, Grant emerges as a complicated figure whose accomplishments have ...

Here, in this essay by Bruce Catton, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, is the story of Antietam, the first, major Civil-War battle fought on Northern soil and the bloodiest single-day clash in American history.

Surprised and almost overwhelmed at Shiloh, General Ulysses S. Grant stubbornly refused to admit defeat. His cool conduct, writes Pulitzer-Prize winner Bruce Catton in this essay, saved his army and his job.