On Great Fields

On Great FieldsBy: Ronald C. White NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the author of A. Lincoln and American Ulysses comes the dramatic and definitive biography of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, the history altering professor turned Civil War hero. A vital and vivid portrait of an unlikely military hero who played a key role in the preservation of the Union and therefore in the making of modern America.Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prizewinning author of And There Was Light FINALIST FOR

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The retelling of Meredith's story opens on the day of his assassination attempt and goes back in time to recount the moments leading up to that event and its aftermath

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By: Andrew Delbanco     Herman Melville was born into a family that in the fledgling republic had lost both money and status