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Winfield Scott Hancock: A Soldier's Life
Winfield Scott Hancock A Soldier's Life
Author: David M. Jordan
This compelling biography presents the colorful life of "Hancock the Superb," one of the most important battlefield commanders of the Union forces in the American Civil War. A major figure on the fields of Gettysburg and the Wilderness, Hancock also served in the wars against the Plains Indians, was a controversial commander of New Orl...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780253210586
ISBN-10: 0253210585
Publication Date: 2/1996
Pages: 393
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Publisher: Indiana University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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As someone who has read more books about the Civil War than he can remember, I have to say this was a very good book about Hancock. Still, there were parts I found somewhat tedious. At the same time, they were very informative. However, I'm leaving out some pages near the end of the book which went into great detail on how many presidential nominee votes he received per state delegation at Democrat conventions.

I often found myself picking up other, more entertaining, books to read while reading this one. Yet, when I finally decided to finish the book, the pages flew by.


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