The Road to Appomattox - Hardcover

Hendrickson, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471148849 ISBN 13: 9780471148845

Publisher: Wiley, 1998

Synopsis

Praise for Robert Hendrickson's

The Road to Appomattox

"An almost novelistically easy narrative, punctuated by well-done portraits of major players (Lincoln, Grant, Lee, Sherman, Sheridan, etc.). . . . Hendrickson betters much other popular history of the subject."--Booklist

"A lucid summary of this fateful period, featuring profiles of the leading players together with colorful anecdotes."--Kirkus Reviews

"Hendrickson's account will appeal to general readers through his use of well-known first-person accounts to convey the human dimension of the fighting. . . . Specialists will appreciate Hendrickson's argument that Grant's pursuit of Lee and his army was the only way to defeat an opponent determined to keep the field at any price. "--Publishers Weekly

Early in 1864, after three long years of bloody and horrifying civil war, Ulysses S. Grant took command of all Union forces engaged against the Confederacy. Grim and ruthless in his determination, Grant set out to grind the enemy into submission with superior numbers, equipment, and firepower. It would take a year for Grant's strategy to succeed--the final and most murderous year of an already savage struggle.

Lavishly supplemented with vintage photographs, drawings, contemporary documents, and maps, The Road to Appomattox offers rich and rewarding reading for history lovers, Civil War buffs, and anyone who enjoys a memorable story engagingly told.

"Definitely a page-turner that will appeal to the general reader and the Civil War enthusiast."--Library Journal

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Review:

The story of how the North finally defeated the South in the Civil War has been told many times, and though Robert Hendrickson doesn't add anything new to the tale, he does tell it well. Relying heavily on the words of actual participants in the battles of Cold Harbor, Petersburg, and Sayler's Creek--as well as the momentous surrender at Appomattox Court House--Hendrickson builds an engaging narrative of how the Civil War ended. The Road to Appomattox includes a variety of helpful photos and illustrations, supplementing the verbal character sketches of Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, and other leading players. A solid effort. --John J. Miller

From the Publisher:

Etched in vivid detail and always mindful of its subject's heavy significance, The Road to Appomattox is an expert fusion of military and social history about the final months of the Civil War, including Robert E. Lee's final battle and surrender at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, on Palm Sunday, 1865. The book uniquely explores how the surrender met with wildly disparate reactions among the troops, Americans, and people around the world.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0471148849
• ISBN 13: 9780471148845
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 241