Arthur Conger (160 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. When Fort Sumter fell in 1861, Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) was an obscure clerk in Galena, Illinois, without influential friends and lacking a reputation for success. Yet within three years this man rose to command the Union armies, and just over a year later secured the defeat of the Confederacy. How can this emergence be explained? What were the characteristics of such a man and by what means did he acquire his knowledge? Did he earn his honors or did he owe them to chance and luck? The Rise of U. S. Grant focuses on the widely ignored first two years of his career in the West. Colonel Conger eschewed the general's justly acclaimed but inaccurate memoirs, relying instead on contemporaneous messages, dispatches, and reports undimmed by time and undistorted by later reflection. From the raid on Belmont through Grant's capture of Forts Henry and Donelson to his near defeat at Shiloh and the triumphant siege of Vicksburg, this book is a brilliant, penetrating exploration that goes a long way toward explaining the phenomenon of Grant, while letting the readers experience with gripping immediacy how he mastered the crises that confronted him.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. When Fort Sumter fell in 1861, Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) was an obscure clerk in Galena, Illinois, without influential friends and lacking a reputation for success. Yet within three years this man rose to command the Union armies, and just over a year later secured the defeat of the Confederacy. How can this emergence be explained? What were the characteristics of such a man and by what means did he acquire his knowledge? Did he earn his honors or did he owe them to chance and luck? The Rise of U. S. Grant focuses on the widely ignored first two years of his career in the West. Colonel Conger eschewed the general's justly acclaimed but inaccurate memoirs, relying instead on contemporaneous messages, dispatches, and reports undimmed by time and undistorted by later reflection. From the raid on Belmont through Grant's capture of Forts Henry and Donelson to his near defeat at Shiloh and the triumphant siege of Vicksburg, this book is a brilliant, penetrating exploration that goes a long way toward explaining the phenomenon of Grant, while letting the readers experience with gripping immediacy how he mastered the crises that confronted him.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine.

Soft cover. Condition: New. None Issued. Reprint. This is a New and Unread copy of the first edition (Reprint) 1st printing. Originally published 1931. This edition contains a new introduction by Brooks D. Simpson. Includes photographs. Index. Bibliography.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Minor foxing/minor edgewear, else tight and clean.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Like new.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Thus. Reprint of the 1931 edition. 390pp.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. Standard used condition. Reading copy or better. Used Book.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Unmarked copy.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Reprint of 1931. 389p. Maps. Blue Wraps. Owner's name. Near Fine Copy.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. Later Edition. ISBN 9780306806933. Paperback copy in near fine condition. Trade paperback edition. Tight clean unmarked copy. First printing of this edition. Later Edition. No Dustjacket. PR 27-3 1.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Later Edition. ISBN 9780306806933. Paperback copy in very good condition. Trade paperback edition. Tight solid copy. Later Edition. No Dustjacket.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. ISBN 0-306-80693-2. Trade Paperback. Very Good condition. Tight, bright, attractive copy with no markings to the book. Reprint edition. Copy 1.

Condition: New.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good+ in Fair dust jacket. Hardcover. VG+/ Fair w/ mylar over cover. DJ is blank, opalescent paper. Spine and back heavily stained. Chipped at corners, top of spine, missing piece from back near spine of about one half inch. Crumpling in same area on back. Pages are tight and clean, crisp. Decorative grey endpapers. 416 pp. Professional book dealer since 1975. All orders are processed promptly and packaged with the utmost care. Satisfaction guaranteed.…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: VG. Paper, 390p., illus., ISBN 0-306-80693-2.

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Acceptable. Williamstown, MA, 1898. James B. Lyon, Printer, Albany. x,327 pages. 7.25 x 4.75", green cloth, gold lettering & top edge. 12 undergraduate stories. Bookplate removed, library spine number & endsheet rubberstamps, hinge pulled, cloth spotted, fair.