The Memoirs of William T. Sherman—Excerpts
Atlanta and the March to the Sea

This is Sherman’s autobiography, not simply the Union general’s Civil War memoir, though his inside account of those war years is likely to be everyone’s reason for getting started. And yet, fascinating as Sherman’s campaigns are when told first-hand, what grabs hold is the arc of a pretty regular l......more

Many of my friends saw that I was reading this book and automatically replied with "Ugh! I pity you!" (granted, we are all Southerners) First off, I found Sherman's text fascinating. He was an excellent writer and brought me into the scenes in which he lived. Secondly, this was super clean! I think of......more

Amazon fulfillment of third-party offering, 2009-09-04. Surely one of the most fascinating and, pound-for-pound, realbadassmuthafuckas America's ever produced. If someone had to burn my hometown, I'm glad it was this guy. What would have been truly epic, in the Achilles/Ajax-and-Hector vein, would h......more

Sherman's as well as Grant's memoirs are two classic pieces of American 19th century non-fiction. I'd always heard tales of Sherman the beast but Sherman the man comes through in these pages. The man had a fascinating career. Starting as 2nd Lt in Florida in the Seminole Wars, to occupying Californi......more

It's important to admit bias up front, and I will tell you that I went into this with a strong sense of near-adulation. Sherman has long been my greatest hero among American generals. I have surely been getting a very different sense of perspective at the same time, because Shelby Foote's trilogy is......more