America in the making

This biography places a dramatic focus on the Civil War, the Reconstruction era, and Grant's role as a leader in the struggle for human rights.

This biography places a dramatic focus on the Civil War, the Reconstruction era, and Grant's role as a leader in the struggle for human rights.

"George Gershwin was an American success story...Before his death at the age of thirty-nine he was responsible for a wealth of American music in a new style. This is a...biography centered on its subject and music.".