The Destructive War: William Tecumseh Sherman, Stonewall Jackson, and the Americans

From the moment the Civil War began, says the author in this fearfully vivid book, partisans on both sides were calling not just for conquest but for extermination. And both sides found leaders who would oblige--in the persons of Sherman for the North and Jackson for the South. Winner of the Bancroft Prize in American History. 16 pages of photos.

Author: Charles Royster
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: 01/11/1993
Pages: 560
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.34lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.20w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9780679738787

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/06/1999 pg. 88
Publishers Weekly 12/28/1992

About the Author
Charles Royster is a historian, a teacher, and an author. He served as the Boyd Professor of History at Louisiana State University and is the recipient of the Bancoft, Parkman, and Lincoln Prizes. His works include Light-Horse Harry Lee, The Destructive War, and A Revolutionary People at War. He lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.