Lee's Last Campaign: The Story of Lee and His Men Against Grant, 1864
by Dowdey, Clifford
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1960 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition / 1st Printing. Octavo. 415 pp, list of maps, Part I. One Against the Gods: I. "The Weight of Empire; II. "There Will Be Nothing Left for Us to Live for"; III. "The Army Was Put in Motion Today"; IV. "Go Down the Road and Strike the Enemy": V. "If Night Would Only Come"; VI. "There Are No Ifs." Part II. "To Command Is to Wear Out: VII. "If It Takes All Summer"; VIII. "The Picture Presented Is One of Ultimate Starvation"; IX. "Good Health Is Indispendable in War"; X. "My Idea Has Been to Beat Lee's Army North of Richmond"; XI. "It Will Be a Mere Question of Time"; Epilogue: "The Very Best Soldier"; bibliographical Essay with selected bibliography, index. First Edition, 1960. "Following no standard line or conventionally accepted views, the author presents a fresh and revealing study of the aging Lee meeting a confident and aggressive younger opponent, Grant. With the ghost of his once great army, Lee is caught between the overwhelming might of the enemy and the crippling restrictions of his own government." Price clipped. 1/2" line of chips along top edge spine dj with a few very small chips to bottom edge and age toned spine and partial age toning to front panel of same. Lightly age-toned text block edges, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no other underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Grey cloth with red title plate and gilt lettering to spine, and map on endpapers..
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- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004928
- Title
- Lee's Last Campaign: The Story of Lee and His Men Against Grant, 1864
- Author
- Dowdey, Clifford
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition / 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1960
- Keywords
- U.S. CIVIL WAR HISTORY FROM THE WILDERNESS TO PETERSBURG MAY TO JUNE 1864 BATTLES LEE AND GRANT
- Bookseller catalogs
- U.S. CIVIL WAR;
- Size
- Octavo
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