Gamaliel Bradford

Sympathetic portrait of an enigmatic man who was a model of decorum and honor, a moderate on the issue of secession, a fierce fighter in battle, and a chivalrous soldier - even in defeat. Exceptional sourcebook for students of American history, Civil War buffs, and admirers of the Southern general. 10 black-and-white illustrations.

William T. Sherman, Joseph Hooker, George McClellan, William Seward, Charles Sumner, and others come to life in these1914-1916 psychological portraits. He wrote: "From the complex of fleeting experiences that make up the total of man's or woman's life [I or the author] endeavors to extricate those permanent habits of thought and action which constitute what we call character...."

Originally published in 1913-1916, the pioneering American biographer followed up his Union Portraits with these profiles of some great women of world history. His subjects range from Jane Austen and Mrs. Samuel Pepys (Elizabeth Saint-Michel) to Whig salonista Elizabeth Vassall (the Lady Holland) and the diarist Eugénie de Guérin.

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Twelve biographical sketches of modern men and women of history, Abraham Lincoln, Shakespeare, Florence Nightingale, etc.