"Grant Moves South" by Bruce Catton, published by Little, Brown and Co., Boston, 1960, 1st BOMSC edition identical to the first trade edition, both printed from the same plates. The marks of BOMSC are the letter 'w' on the copyright page and small impressed dot on the backboard; illustrated with frontis and a few maps.

Hard boards, original publisher's blue cloth with gilt sward on the front board and gilt lettering on spine; 6" x 8.1/2"; vintage ex-libris on the front endpaper, 564 pages including Index, illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of General Grant and 9 maps, a little wear, very good condition.

"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 McClellan to Burnside to Hooker to Meade- 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'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's most valuable military leader.

Based in large part on military communiques, personal eyewitness accounts, and Grant's own writings, Catton's extraordinary history offers readers an insightful look at arguably the most innovative Civil War battlefield strategist, unmatched by even the South's legendary Robert E. Lee." [review]

Provenance:
From the library of George Frederic Mills; his ex-libris is on the front endpaper.



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