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Vicksburg 1863 by Winston Groom (2009, Hardcover)
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Dive into the gripping pages of "Vicksburg 1863" by acclaimed author Winston Groom, a compelling narrative that brings to life the poignant and intricate history of a pivotal Civil War battleground. This first edition hardcover, published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group in 2009, offers a detailed exploration of the United States during the 19th century, specifically during the tumultuous Civil War period. With an impressive 496 pages, the book is rich in content and adorned with illustrations that complement the engaging text. Measuring at 9.4 inches in length, 6.8 inches in width, and a 1.5-inch spine, it makes a substantial addition to any history enthusiast's collection. The book is presented in English and comes with a dust jacket to preserve its quality.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100307264254
ISBN-139780307264251
eBay Product ID (ePID)70189239
Product Key Features
Book TitleVicksburg 1863
Number of Pages496 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / 19th Century, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Publication Year2009
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorWinston Groom
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.5 in
Item Weight28.9 Oz
Item Length9.4 in
Item Width6.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2008-045984
Reviews"Vivid Civil War storytelling in the tradition of Shelby Foote." Kirkus "Groom presents grand events from a human perspective, introducing a spectrum of colorful characters." Publishers Weekly "An exciting, balanced account of what may have been the most decisive campaign of the Civil War. Vicksburg demanded the most sustained efforts of the conflict from both land and naval forces. Though the denouement is now well known, the story unfolds here with a sense of drama and unpredictability, and no inevitable outcome. It is all there--bravery and cowardice, competence and folly, fear and endurance, all with the constant, imponderable undertow of dumb luck, good and bad." --Stephen Fox, author ofWolf of the Deep: Raphael Semmes and the Notorious Confederate Raider CSSAlabama "The author of the classicForrest Gumphas delivered another tour de force with hisVicksburg 1863.Beautifully written, Winston Groom places us in the minds and hearts of the citizens and soldiers who lived the battles and endured the hardships of war in the besieged city. This is a must read!" --Frank J. Williams, Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court and founding Chair of The Lincoln Forum, "An exciting, balanced account of what may have been the most decisive campaign of the Civil War. Vicksburg demanded the most sustained efforts of the conflict from both land and naval forces. Though the denouement is now well known, the story unfolds here with a sense of drama and unpredictability, and no inevitable outcome. It is all there--bravery and cowardice, competence and folly, fear and endurance, all with the constant, imponderable undertow of dumb luck, good and bad." --Stephen Fox, author ofWolf of the Deep: Raphael Semmes and the Notorious Confederate Raider CSSAlabama "The author of the classicForrest Gumphas delivered another tour de force with hisVicksburg 1863.Beautifully written, Winston Groom places us in the minds and hearts of the citizens and soldiers who lived the battles and endured the hardships of war in the besieged city. This is a must read!" --Frank J. Williams, Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court and founding Chair of The Lincoln Forum From the Hardcover edition., "With the publication ofVicksburg, 1863. . . Winston Groom attains the stratospheric narrative heights heretofore enjoyed by such popular-history masters as Bruce Catton, Shelby Foote and James M. McPherson. His pacing is so good, his attention to detail so riveting, and his flair for action writing so pitch-perfect that the reader is utterly absorbed and inexorably swept along . . . There have been many books about Vicksburg, but none better than this." --John Sledge,Mobile Press-Register "A galvanizing and harrowing account . . . Relying on southern sensibilities, historical scrupulousness and a novelist's feel for a good yarn, Winston Groom plunges into this cauldron with a presentation that gives full vent to the cost in human lives and the enormous stakes for both sides." Jonathan E. Lazarus,The Star-Ledger "Groom's command of the military facts, and his extraordinary mixture of vignettes big and small, brings this distant, chaotic, and shockingly violent episode to life." Philip Terzian,The Weekly Standard "[A] masterful telling of the pivotal Civil War siege and battle." Billy Heller,New York Post "Vicksburg here receives a narrative equal to its significance and popular interest . . . [Groom] grasps commanders' options, senses the sturdiness of their military characters, and dramatizes their choices in a way that awakens the inner armchair general in Civil War readers." Booklist (starred review) "Vivid Civil War storytelling in the tradition of Shelby Foote." Kirkus "Groom presents grand events from a human perspective, introducing a spectrum of colorful characters." Publishers Weekly "An exciting, balanced account of what may have been the most decisive campaign of the Civil War. Vicksburg demanded the most sustained efforts of the conflict from both land and naval forces. Though the denouement is now well known, the story unfolds here with a sense of drama and unpredictability, and no inevitable outcome. It is all there--bravery and cowardice, competence and folly, fear and endurance, all with the constant, imponderable undertow of dumb luck, good and bad." --Stephen Fox, author ofWolf of the Deep: Raphael Semmes and the Notorious Confederate Raider CSSAlabama "The author of the classicForrest Gumphas delivered another tour de force with hisVicksburg 1863.Beautifully written, Winston Groom places us in the minds and hearts of the citizens and soldiers who lived the battles and endured the hardships of war in the besieged city. This is a must read!" --Frank J. Williams, Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court and founding Chair of The Lincoln Forum "InVicksburg, 1863Winston Groom bids fair to assume the mantle of the late Shelby Foote as a most eloquent and moving storyteller of the Civil War. His prose is unbeatable, with a fine flair for drawing the drama out of isolated and seemingly minor episodes, while his pen portraits of individuals are crisp and incisive. The feel and smell and hardship of soldiers and civilians alike in a siege are all here inVicksburg, 1863." William C. Davis, author ofLook Away! A History of the Confederate States of America, "With Vicksburg, 1863 , [Groom] has fully arrived as a narrative historian, who proves again that facts skillfully woven can be more moving than the products of the busiest imagination . . . Groom's books is full of . . . authentically rendered excitement." Ernest B. Furgurson, The Washington Post "Groom's lively account has a frighteningly contemporary sheen . . . His mastery of plot and storytelling leaves him inordinately well-disposed to piece together the tangled mass of major battles and peashooter skirmishes . . . that made up the Vicksburg campaign." Eric Banks, Chicago Tribune "Groom brings the novelist's touch to history . . . Groom's version of the long campaign to capture Vicksburg . . . offers fresh insights on the human costs of the war and what it mean to the nation." Walter Putnam, Associated Press "With the publication of Vicksburg, 1863 . . . Winston Groom attains the stratospheric narrative heights heretofore enjoyed by such popular-history masters as Bruce Catton, Shelby Foote and James M. McPherson. His pacing is so good, his attention to detail so riveting, and his flair for action writing so pitch-perfect that the reader is utterly absorbed and inexorably swept along . . . There have been many books about Vicksburg, but none better than this." --John Sledge, Mobile Press-Register "A galvanizing and harrowing account . . . Relying on southern sensibilities, historical scrupulousness and a novelist's feel for a good yarn, Winston Groom plunges into this cauldron with a presentation that gives full vent to the cost in human lives and the enormous stakes for both sides." Jonathan E. Lazarus, The Star-Ledger "Groom's command of the military facts, and his extraordinary mixture of vignettes big and small, brings this distant, chaotic, and shockingly violent episode to life." Philip Terzian, The Weekly Standard "[A] masterful telling of the pivotal Civil War siege and battle." Billy Heller, New York Post "Vicksburg here receives a narrative equal to its significance and popular interest . . . [Groom] grasps commanders' options, senses the sturdiness of their military characters, and dramatizes their choices in a way that awakens the inner armchair general in Civil War readers." Booklist (starred review) "Vivid Civil War storytelling in the tradition of Shelby Foote." Kirkus "Groom presents grand events from a human perspective, introducing a spectrum of colorful characters." Publishers Weekly "An exciting, balanced account of what may have been the most decisive campaign of the Civil War. Vicksburg demanded the most sustained efforts of the conflict from both land and naval forces. Though the denouement is now well known, the story unfolds here with a sense of drama and unpredictability, and no inevitable outcome. It is all there--bravery and cowardice, competence and folly, fear and endurance, all with the constant, imponderable undertow of dumb luck, good and bad." --Stephen Fox, author of Wolf of the Deep: Raphael Semmes and the Notorious Confederate Raider CSS Alabama "The author of the classic Forrest Gump has delivered another tour de force with his Vicksburg 1863 . Beautifully written, Winston Groom places us in the minds and hearts of the citizens and soldiers who lived the battles and endured the hardships of war in the besieged city. This is a must read!" --Frank J. Williams, Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court and founding Chair of The Lincoln Forum "In Vicksburg, 1863 Winston Groom bids fair to assume the mantle of the late Shelby Foote as a most eloquent and moving storyteller of the Civil War. His prose is unbeatable, with a fine flair for drawing the drama out of isolated and seemingly minor episodes, while his pen portraits of individuals are crisp and incisive. The feel and smell and hardship of soldiers and civilians alike in a siege are all here in Vicksburg, 1863 ." William C. Davis, author of Look Away! A History of the Confederate States of America, "WithVicksburg, 1863, [Groom] has fully arrived as a narrative historian, who proves again that facts skillfully woven can be more moving than the products of the busiest imagination . . . Groom's books is full of . . . authentically rendered excitement." Ernest B. Furgurson,The Washington Post "Groom's lively account has a frighteningly contemporary sheen . . . His mastery of plot and storytelling leaves him inordinately well-disposed to piece together the tangled mass of major battles and peashooter skirmishes . . . that made up the Vicksburg campaign." Eric Banks,Chicago Tribune "Groom brings the novelist's touch to history . . . Groom's version of the long campaign to capture Vicksburg . . . offers fresh insights on the human costs of the war and what it mean to the nation." Walter Putnam,Associated Press "With the publication ofVicksburg, 1863. . . Winston Groom attains the stratospheric narrative heights heretofore enjoyed by such popular-history masters as Bruce Catton, Shelby Foote and James M. McPherson. His pacing is so good, his attention to detail so riveting, and his flair for action writing so pitch-perfect that the reader is utterly absorbed and inexorably swept along . . . There have been many books about Vicksburg, but none better than this." --John Sledge,Mobile Press-Register "A galvanizing and harrowing account . . . Relying on southern sensibilities, historical scrupulousness and a novelist's feel for a good yarn, Winston Groom plunges into this cauldron with a presentation that gives full vent to the cost in human lives and the enormous stakes for both sides." Jonathan E. Lazarus,The Star-Ledger "Groom's command of the military facts, and his extraordinary mixture of vignettes big and small, brings this distant, chaotic, and shockingly violent episode to life." Philip Terzian,The Weekly Standard "[A] masterful telling of the pivotal Civil War siege and battle." Billy Heller,New York Post "Vicksburg here receives a narrative equal to its significance and popular interest . . . [Groom] grasps commanders' options, senses the sturdiness of their military characters, and dramatizes their choices in a way that awakens the inner armchair general in Civil War readers." Booklist (starred review) "Vivid Civil War storytelling in the tradition of Shelby Foote." Kirkus "Groom presents grand events from a human perspective, introducing a spectrum of colorful characters." Publishers Weekly "An exciting, balanced account of what may have been the most decisive campaign of the Civil War. Vicksburg demanded the most sustained efforts of the conflict from both land and naval forces. Though the denouement is now well known, the story unfolds here with a sense of drama and unpredictability, and no inevitable outcome. It is all there--bravery and cowardice, competence and folly, fear and endurance, all with the constant, imponderable undertow of dumb luck, good and bad." --Stephen Fox, author ofWolf of the Deep: Raphael Semmes and the Notorious Confederate Raider CSSAlabama "The author of the classicForrest Gumphas delivered another tour de force with hisVicksburg 1863.Beautifully written, Winston Groom places us in the minds and hearts of the citizens and soldiers who lived the battles and endured the hardships of war in the besieged city. This is a must read!" --Frank J. Williams, Chief Just, "Vicksburg here receives a narrative equal to its significance and popular interest . . . [Groom] grasps commanders' options, senses the sturdiness of their military characters, and dramatizes their choices in a way that awakens the inner armchair general in Civil War readers." Booklist (starred review) "Vivid Civil War storytelling in the tradition of Shelby Foote." Kirkus "Groom presents grand events from a human perspective, introducing a spectrum of colorful characters." Publishers Weekly "An exciting, balanced account of what may have been the most decisive campaign of the Civil War. Vicksburg demanded the most sustained efforts of the conflict from both land and naval forces. Though the denouement is now well known, the story unfolds here with a sense of drama and unpredictability, and no inevitable outcome. It is all there--bravery and cowardice, competence and folly, fear and endurance, all with the constant, imponderable undertow of dumb luck, good and bad." --Stephen Fox, author ofWolf of the Deep: Raphael Semmes and the Notorious Confederate Raider CSSAlabama "The author of the classicForrest Gumphas delivered another tour de force with hisVicksburg 1863.Beautifully written, Winston Groom places us in the minds and hearts of the citizens and soldiers who lived the battles and endured the hardships of war in the besieged city. This is a must read!" --Frank J. Williams, Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court and founding Chair of The Lincoln Forum "InVicksburg, 1863Winston Groom bids fair to assume the mantle of the late Shelby Foote as a most eloquent and moving storyteller of the Civil War. His prose is unbeatable, with a fine flair for drawing the drama out of isolated and seemingly minor episodes, while his pen portraits of individuals are crisp and incisive. The feel and smell and hardship of soldiers and civilians alike in a siege are all here inVicksburg, 1863." William C. Davis, author ofLook Away! A History of the Confederate States of America
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal973.7/344
SynopsisA riveting history of the battle that permanently turned the tide of the Civil War. While Gettysburg is better known, Winston Groom makes clear in this engrossing narrative that Vicksburg was the more important battle from a strategic point of view. Re-creating the epic campaign that culminated at Vicksburg, he details the arduous struggle by the Union to gain control of the Mississippi River Valley and to divide the Confederacy in two. He takes us back to 1861, when Lincoln chooses Ulysses S. Grant--seen at the time as a mediocre general with a drinking problem--to take the Union army south from Illinois. We follow Grant and his troops as they fight one campaign after another--including the bloodbath at Shiloh--until, after almost a year, they close in on Vicksburg. And we witness the seven long months of battle with the determined Confederate army, during which thousands of soldiers on both sides would be buried and the fate of the Confederacy sealed. Embedded in the narrative are indelible portraits of the players: from Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman to Jefferson Davis, Joseph E. Johnston, and the Philadelphia-born Rebel who commanded at Vicksburg, General John C. Pemberton. A first-rate work of military history and an essential contribution to our understanding of the Civil War.
LC Classification NumberE475.27.G794 2009
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