Agent Of Destiny: The Life And Times Of General Winfield Scott
by John Eisenhower
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0684844516
- ISBN 13
- 9780684844510
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NY: Free Press , 1997. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 464 pages, b&w illustrations. A great but frequently overlooked figure in America during the early decades of the 19th century now gets his due. Military historian Eisenhower (son of the late president) describes a natural leader of imposing stature, overweening pride, exceptional courage, and wide learning, who possessed considerable organizational and diplomatic skills along with outstanding martial instincts. As the nation's youngest general, Scott distinguished himself in the War of 1812, and he was a hero of the Mexican War in the 1840s. After a brilliant campaign fought entirely on foreign soil, he stormed and captured Mexico City despite considerable political maneuvering on the battlefield and the homefront by a variety of influential enemies. In peacetime, he served successfully as a diplomat to the Canadians, the British, the Seminoles, and the Cherokees. Clean copy. Record # 381235
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 381235
- Title
- Agent Of Destiny: The Life And Times Of General Winfield Scott
- Author
- John Eisenhower
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN 10
- 0684844516
- ISBN 13
- 9780684844510
- Publisher
- Free Press
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- Biography, Military, , .
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- Biography;
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