San Antonio College Library

Drawing on Grant's writings and life experiences during his meteoric rise from tannery clerk to commanding general of over one million men, Cigars, Whiskey & Winning presents 250 concise, practical lessons for getting superior performance from the troops, whether military or corporate. An inspiring management treatise torn from the pages of Civil War history, this unique book goes beyond mere "how-to's" to reveal the character traits, core beliefs,...

In treating the man and the general with considerable sympathy but the candidate the President quite critically, the author may not please either Eisenhower's adherents or his opponents, but his view of Eisenhower as an unhappy captive of the hero-worshipping public is interesting and much of what he has to say is acute.

"Ulysses S. Grant was the first four-star general in the history of the United States Army and the only president between Andrew Jackson and Woodrow Wilson to serve eight consecutive years in the White House. As general in chief, Grant revolutionized modern warfare. Rather than capture enemy territory or march on Southern cities, he concentrated on engaging and defeating the Confederate armies in the field, and he pursued that strategy relentlessly....

Unofficial biography, beginning with his Missouri boyhood and progressing to his West Point career, his Apache and Sioux-chasing days, his military campaigns, and leadership of the A.E.F.

Drawing from the newly catalogued Washington papers at the University of Virginia, the author paints a full portrait of Washington's life and career in the context of eighteenth-century America, richly detailing his private life and illustrating the ways in which it influenced his public persona. When Washington died in 1799, Ellis tells us, he was eulogized as "first in the hearts of his countrymen." Since then, however, his image has been chiseled...

Anecdotes about the former President's family and military life, historical events, and institutions combine informal autobiography with history.

In "Washington : a Life" celebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation, dashing forever the stereotype of a stolid, unemotional man, and revealing an astute and surprising portrait of a canny political genius who knew how to inspire people.