Lincoln and Grant: The Westerners Who Won the Civil War
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Lincoln and Grant: The Westerners Who Won the Civil War Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Edward H. Bonekemper III (Author), Jim Smith (Narrator), Regnery History (Publisher)
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Lincoln and Grant is an intimate dual portrait of President Abraham Lincoln and General Ulysses S. Grant: their ordinary Western backgrounds, their early struggles to succeed, and their history-making relationship during the Civil War. Though generally remembered by history as two very different personalities, the soft-spoken Lincoln and often-crude Grant in fact shared similar drive and determination, as this in-depth character study illustrates.

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  1. Listening Length
    11 hours and 51 minutes
  2. Author
    Edward H. Bonekemper III
  3. Narrator
    Jim Smith
  4. Audible release date
    April 21, 2015
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Regnery History
  7. ASIN
    B00WHED01S
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Product details

Listening Length 11 hours and 51 minutes
Author Edward H. Bonekemper III
Narrator Jim Smith
Audible.com Release Date April 21, 2015
Publisher Regnery History
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B00WHED01S
Best Sellers Rank #323,729 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#100 in American Civil War Biographies (Audible Books & Originals)
#713 in American Civil War
#2,125 in Biographies of Politicians

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K. E. Zindle
5.0 out of 5 stars Lincoln and Grant: An Early Christmas Present
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2011
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Having discovered the latest book, 'Lincoln and Grant: The Westerners Who Won the Civil War', I decided to get the kindle version, since book version was not yet available. This is the type of book that I prefer to have for my personal library. Once again, as with his previous excellent efforts, Mr Bonekemper has gathered material and looked at it in a new and rewarding fashion. In a clear and very readable way, he introduces his concept of the relationship between President Lincoln and General Grant and proceeds to build a case for the kind of cooperation that he is highlighting as one of the main factors in the winning of the Civil War. The book was both insightful and a treat to read. Mr. Bonekemper writes very clearly and well. Each of his books have, in this reviewer's estimation, increased the respect that is his due as a commentator on Civil War personalities and events. I have no problem recommending this book, which has been my Christmas gift, an early one, to me! I have enjoyed everyone of Mr Bonekemper's books and this one has not failed to produce the same result. I'm pleased to highly recommend it.

Ken Zindle
Member Mid Missouri Civil War Roundtable
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John Stults
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding review of the Lncoln Grant Relationship
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2017
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I read the kindle version and had no problems with the book including footnotes and the maps (compared to most ebooks with maps this one seemed to do a much better job). I thought the book was an easy read and not really very long. the notes and bibliography section are impressive and almost worth the price of the book in themselves. I also like the way the author broke out the references, it is easy to see the different types of sources and how they are used. In my opinion,this is something missing from a lot of popular and even academic histories and biographies at present. The author present a different take on the Lincoln Grant relationship and while there is not a lot of new information (if you are familiar with the topics) the presentation style and analysis are outstanding. He sticks with some of his main ideas showing how Lee did a good job destroying his army in 1862 and 1863. While he addresses this in other books he has written, he shows that Grant was not the butcher sometimes depicted and he presents this not just as opinion but backs it up with casualty analysis. I highly recommend the book and think it is well worth reading (and as I mentioned the kindle version is outstanding).
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Gilberto Villahermosa
4.0 out of 5 stars A Very Good Read!
Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2015
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This book is well written, interesting, and insightful! Edward Bonekemper III shows that President Lincoln and General Grant worked well together and did all they could to accommodate each other. Grant, however, took his lead on all issues from the President, followed his guidance, and never made excuses. Some of the most interesting material deals with Robert E. Lee as a military leader. Lee deprived Confederate forces of reinforcements at Vicksburg, Chattanooga, and elsewhere in order to keep them closer to him in Virginia. In the end, he proved himself to be more of a Virginian than a Confederate, contributing, by his negligence, to their defeat . In the last campaign of the war as many as 10,000 to 20,000 Confederate soldiers had deserted. These men would have given Lee some 60,000 to 70,000 men to resist Grant's 80,000 and could have made a pivotal difference. Unlike Lee, however, they recognized that the was was lost. This is a very good read indeed!
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Dan Nettesheim
5.0 out of 5 stars The partnership that forged ultimate victory & harnessed the potential Federal strength
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2017
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Solid study of the partnership that won the war. Unlike general histories or biographies of Lincoln & Grant, the author maintains focus on the interaction between the 2 key players. He also demonstrates the interaction between politics & military strategy, command & control. The evolving mutual respect shapes the growing Federal strength & coordination leading directly to ultimate victory.
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Poppa Peter
5.0 out of 5 stars Can't Get Better than That
Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2015
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Sometimes I think Mark Twain's HUCKLEBERRY FINN is really the story of Lincoln and Grant as young boys. Both men sailed the Mississippi as boys on rafts.
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James E. Brown, Jr.
5.0 out of 5 stars A fascinating new look at the players in the drama of our Civil War.
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2011
As a long-time student of military history, particularly that of our Civil War, I have been a fan of Mr. Bonekemper since well before his welcomed entry into the world of eBooks. Lincoln/Grant more than justifies my prior impression that we have here a national treasure in the way of a historian whose rapid development we are privileged to follow first-hand, in our own time.

His books continue getting better and better, and there is no reason to suspect that this will not remain true.

I continue being impressed with the author's ability to look at the same people and the same events from differing viewpoints, never becoming boring. He has an almost unique talent at mixing historical statistics, interpreting them, adding human interest, leaving the reader with a new impression of what he thought he knew well, and then closing with a perhaps subtly unstated conclusion about the relevance of all of this to not only our world, but also to generations to come. He demonstrates again and again that history is so much more than a bare recital of ancient occurrences.

In this, his latest work, Mr. Bonekemper leaves me thinking about the personal, political and bureaucratic relationships between our nation's civilian and military leaders since World War II -- thinking that there has got to be a better way.

Bonekemper does not preach to me, but his description and analysis of the way the relatonship between Lincoln and Grant developed, and its ultimate effectiveness,
has sharpened my preexisting uneasiness with current affairs.

"Lincoln and Grant" deserves a high place on your "to be read list."
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4.0 out of 5 stars This work has a different twist on the lives of ...
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2015
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This work has a different twist on the lives of these two men. It was interesting to see the similarities of these two intertwined lives.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2015
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Interesting insight on both the Civil War and the relationship between Lincoln and Grant.
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Noe
5.0 out of 5 stars Grant, ese gran olvidado !
Reviewed in Spain on June 25, 2019
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Grant y sus inicios como futuro presidente de USA.
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