Simpson, Brooks D

"[Provides an illustrated history of the Civil War that] brings to life the realities of the war and the people who lived through it. It explains how the politics around slavery led to an unbridgeable divide between North and South and examines the strategies that led to the Union's eventual victory in 1865"--Amazon.

Presents an account of the life of Ulysses S. Grant, examining original sources in an attempt to provide a balanced view of Grant as a military man, general, husband, and father. Covers the years between 1822 and 1865.