About this title: A biography of the Union Civil War general.. By age 35, General George B. McClellan (18261885), designated the "Young Napoleon," was the commander of all the Northern armies. He forged the Army of the Potomac into a formidable battlefield foe, and fought the longest and largest campaign of the time as well as the single bloodiest battle in the nation's history. Yet, he also wasted two supreme opportunities to bring the Civil War to a decisive conclusion. In 1864 he challenged Abraham Lincoln as the Democratic candidate for the presidency. Neither an indictment nor an apologia, this ...
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Description: Very Good. 0899199143 An excellent copy that would be like new but has light curling on cover corner tips. Small discoloration area on top edge of pages. Pages sharp and clean. No marks or highlighting in text. No remainder mark from publisher. Accurate Descriptions with Fast Shipping and Robust Packaging. GRY114S. read more
Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Binding is slightly damaged and/or book has some loose pages. No missing pages. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ticknor & Fields
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780899192642ISBN:0899192645
Description: Good. Standard used condition. May have light reading or storage wear. The dust jacket is very worn. All orders processed within 2 business days. Ships from Foxboro MA. read more
Description: Very Good. Hardcover w / dustjacket. Very good condition; edges, corners, and covers of book show minor wear. No underlining; no highlighting; no internal markings. DJ is Very Good. Some pages were dog-earred. In sealed plastic protection. 1988. Hardcover w / dustjacket. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ticknor & Fields
Date Published: 8/1/1988
ISBN-13:9780899192642ISBN:0899192645
Description: Very Good. 0899192645 IN STOCK! ! ! Hardback with dust jacket and mylar cover-Jacket shows edgewear and small tears under mylar. Clean pages with light foxing to top edge. Tight binding: NO marks, writing or stickers inside or out! From a pet-FREE, Smoke-FREE warehouse. Maybe a hint of edge wear from shelving. We ship to APO, FPO and International. And...Thank you! read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Ticknor and Fields, New York
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780899199146ISBN:0899199143
Description: Good. 0899199143. Index. Good condition softcover. Covers have minor rubbing and edgewear. Interior very good, crisp and clean. A good reading/working copy.; 8vo 8"-9" tall. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: 1988 Ticknor & Fields, NY
Description: 1st printing, hardcover, dust jacket has very light edge wear, otherwise near fine. A BOMC book club edtion. A biography of Civil War Union General George McClellan. Photos. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ticknor & Fields
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780899192642ISBN:0899192645
Description: VG/VG. 0899192645. Light general wear, DJ edgeworn with a small closed tear but a nice copy with clean bright interior pages.; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 482 pages; Civil war. read more
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Cloth and Board
Publisher: Ticknor & Fields
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780899192642ISBN:0899192645
Description: Very Good++ in Very Good+ jacket. This is a black cloth spine on a light blue hard back Civil War Biography of George B. McClellan. The condition is Very Good++, and the jacket is Very Good+. This is the 1st printing. The cover of this book is very clean & very bright. The top spine has a slight inward curve, but overall this book is solid with very tight pages. The pages are white, bright and unmarked, no names. These edges are very nice. The jacket is nicely illustrated with a little top ... read more
Edition: Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ticknor & Fields
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780899192642ISBN:0899192645
Description: Very Good + in Very Good jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; Mild shelfwear, 482 clean, crisp and tight pages. A stamp on top edge and bottom edge of pages. read more
Edition: Book Club Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ticknor & Fields
Date Published: c1988
ISBN-13:9780899192642ISBN:0899192645
Description: Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 0899192645. Several b/w photos, illustrations and maps, Indexed, 482 pages, no internal markings or names, a nice solid copy, in a colorful dustjacket, in a new clear mylar DJ cover. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ticknor & Fields
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780899192642ISBN:0899192645
Description: Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 0899192645. Minor edgewear to price-clipped dust jacket.; 482 pages; Stephen Sears posits that "General McClellan's importance in shaping the course of the Union during the Civil War was matched only by that of President Lincoln and Generals Grant and Sherman. " But McClellan was seen as a failure and history ignored him. This book restores the balance. The youngest in his class at West Point, by 35 McClellan was commander of all the Northern armies, in ... read more
Edition: Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ticknor & Fields, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780899192642ISBN:0899192645
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Hardcover. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. EDGE AND CORNER WEAR, CORNERS ARE BUMPED AND RUBBED, TEAR IN THE DJ AT THE BASE IN THE REAR, OUTER PAGE EDGE SOIL, NICE COLLECTIBLE COPY! DJ IS NICELY PRESERVED IN A PLASTIC MYLAR PROTECTIVE COVER! 482 HISTORIC PAGES, WONDERFULLY ILLUSTRATED WITH 16 PAGES OF BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS! read more
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