| Crucible of Command: Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee--The War They Fought, the Peace They Forged Contributor(s): Davis, William C. (Author), Burns, Traber (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1483024261 ISBN-13: 9781483024264 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $35.96 Product Type: Compact Disc Published: January 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Military - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
| Physical Information: 2" H x 5.3" W x 5.8" (1.00 lbs) |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A dual biography of two iconic leaders: how they fought a bloody, brutal war then forged a lasting peace that fundamentally changed our nationThey met in person only four times, yet these two men determined the outcome of the Civil War and cast competing styles for the reunited nation. Each the subject of innumerable biographies, Generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee have never before been paired as they are here.Exploring their personalities, their character, and their ethical, moral, political, and military worlds, William C. Davis finds surprising similarities between the two men as well as new perspectives on how their lives prepared them for the war they fought and influenced how they fought it. Davis reveals Lee's sense of failure before the war, Grant's optimism during disaster, and the sophisticated social and political instincts that each had when waging a war between democracies. |
Contributor Bio(s): Davis, William C.: - William C. Davis is the author or editor of more than fifty books in the fields of Civil War and Southern history, as well as numerous documentary screenplays. He was the on-camera senior consultant for fifty-two episodes of the Arts & Entertainment Network/History Channel series Civil War Journal, as well as a number of other productions on commercial and public television and the BBC. He has acted as historical consultant for several television and film productions, including The Blue and the Gray, George Washington, and The Perfect Tribute. In September 2013 he retired after thirteen years as professor of history and executive director of the Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. He is a three-time winner of the Jefferson Davis Award given for book-length works in Confederate History. His book The Battle of New Market is the basis of the 2014 motion picture Field of Lost Shoes. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission and serves on several other consultative bodies. He lives near Roanoke, Virginia. Burns, Traber: -Traber Burns worked for thirty-five years in regional theater, including the New York, Oregon, and Alabama Shakespeare festivals. He also spent five years in Los Angeles appearing in many television productions and commercials, including Lost, Close to Home, Without a Trace, Boston Legal, Grey's Anatomy, Cold Case, Gilmore Girls, and others. |