Crucible of Command: Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee: The War they Fought, the Peace they Forged (William C. Davis - CH) slavery Patton’s attempt to free his

Patton’s attempt to free his son-in-law and other American prisoners in March of 1945

thousands of maroons—people who had emancipated themselves from enslavement and settled beyond the reach of enslavers—established new lives of freedom in a landscape deemed worthless and inaccessible by whites

and the contested election of 1876—saw Republicans fighting to retain power as they transitioned into the party of “big business

and reveals its tragic costs to race relations and America's national reunion

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Crucible of Command: Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee: The War they Fought, the Peace they Forged (William C. Davis - CH) slavery Patton’s attempt to free hisA dual biography of two iconic leaders: how they fought a bloody, brutal war then forged a lasting peace that fundamentally changed our nation. They met in person only four times, yet these two men determined the outcome of the Civil War and cast competing styles for the reunited nation. Each the subject of innumerable biographies, Generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee have never before been paired as they are here. Exploring their