PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF ULYSSES GRANT & ROBERT E. LEE

Description: Featuring the Beautiful, Leather Memoirs of Grant and Lee ---- PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF ULYSSES S. GRANT BY ULYSSES S. GRANT and RECOLLECTION AND LETTERS OF ROBERT E. LEE BY ROBERT E. LEE FINE CONDITION Attractive, Gold Gilded, Fully Bound in Genuine, Bonded, New, Leather Satin, Ribbon, Page Marker;Gold Gilt Page Ends Bright Gold-Gilded Lettering and Design Work In fact, Grant and Lee both rise above the events of the bloodiest episode in United States history - and the tumultuous years that followed - to share, in a broader sense, a place as all-American icons. Their lives in many ways were remarkably similar: Both graduated from West Point; both fought in the Mexican War; both moved up the ranks of the U.S. military; both were asked by President Abraham Lincoln to command Federal forces; and both were present at Appomattox at the war's close. Following Lincoln's lead, General Grant was particularly generous to Lee in the terms of surrender, offering Confederate soldiers clemency as long as they honored their commitment not to take up arms. Ex-Confederates were surprisingly cordial toward Grant: In one telling post-war incident, Lee admonished and embarrassed a man who began denouncing Grant; the ex-Confederate commander said that he would not permit such remarks about Grant in his presence. Grant and Lee captured the devotion and admiration of the American people in their day, and both continue to fascinate historians and general readers alike with their extraordinary dignity, valor, military genius, and leadership qualities. Grant's Personal Memoirs and Lee's Recollections and Letters remain not only decisive histories of the Civil War and its military leaders, but also fundamental texts for understanding the character of the United States and her heroes. THIS BOOK IS IN FINE CONDITION This book is in excellent condition. The book is handsomely bound if full leather covers with bright, decorative design work and lettering on the cover and spine and with a handsome pasteboard of Grant and Lee on the cover. The book is solidly bound throughout with no looseness or lean. The book contains a satin, page marker, gold-gilded page ends, and is nicely illustrated throughout. It has bright, gold page edges. The book is sharp, bright and clean. A wonderful, exceptionally attractive, solidly bound book in excellent condition. A beautiful, excellent-condition, brand new, full leather book. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter

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Location: Burke, Virginia

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