{"product_id":"a-just-and-righteous-cause-benjamin-h-griersons-civil-war-memoir-9780809335121","title":"A Just and Righteous Cause  Benjamin H. Griersons","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Ben Grierson wrote as well as he fought.  No one has told the story of his famous raid through Mississippi in 1863 as well as Grierson himself.  These memoirs offer an unmatched account of cavalry operations in the Tennessee\/Mississippi theater of the Civil War.”—James M. McPherson, author of \u003cem\u003eTried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A welcome addition to edited and annotated memoirs of the genre.”—\u003cem\u003eJournal of Illinois History\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The memoirs have a conversational tone, and it is easy to imagine sitting by Grierson and listening to his story. There is much of interest and value in this account of a civilian who became a successful military leader during the war and then went on to serve in the postwar army.”—\u003cem\u003eJournal of Southern History \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Grierson's memoir is a solid contribution to Civil War literature and adds to the knowledge of cavalry operations in the Western Theater.”—\u003cem\u003eRegister of the Kentucky Historical Society\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Historians seeking a military analysis of the western theater will greatly benefit from Grierson's thorough retelling of each campaign. At the same time, Grierson tackles issues of race, southern culture and exceptionality, and military strategy in frank and honest language.”—\u003cem\u003eHistory: Reviews of New Books\u003c\/em\u003e","brand":"MP-SIL Southern Illinois Uni","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577509876055,"sku":"9780809335121","price":23.21,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780809335121.jpg?v=1746095635","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-just-and-righteous-cause-benjamin-h-griersons-civil-war-memoir-9780809335121","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}