{"product_id":"2940157827373","title":"Campaigning with Grant (Annotated)","description":"If you want to understand Grant's campaigns, read his memoir. If you want to understand Grant the man, read this masterful first-hand account of Horace Porter's time on Grant's staff during the American Civil War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is no more intimate and appealing portrait of the great general than that drawn by Porter. A keen observer of all around him and a great admirer of Grant to his dying day, Porter brings Grant to life in struggle and victory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere we get fully dimensional anecdotes of Grant's humor, poise, anger (rare), and his thoughts on a variety of subjects from swearing to lying to naughty jokes to military tactics and strategy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition, Porter provides wonderful stories of the other famous men among whom he served, including William Tecumseh Sherman, Philip H. Sheridan, George Gordon Meade, George Thomas, and many, many others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong considered one of the most important classics of Civil War literature, this is a book you are assured to read more than once.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery memoir of the American Civil War provides us with another view of the catastrophe that changed the country forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the first time, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers, tablets, and smartphones. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBe sure to LOOK INSIDE by clicking the cover above or download a sample.","brand":"BIG BYTE BOOKS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47184038265072,"sku":"2940157827373","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940157827373_p0.jpg?v=1764103949","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940157827373","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}