Touched with Fire

Touched with Fire: Five Presidents and the Civil War Battles that Made Them by James M Perry. Published by Public Affairs, New York, NY, 2003. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardbound, Paper DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Fine in VG DJ. 335 Pgs. ISBN 1586481142. LCCN 2003046625. Among the two million ''boys in blue'' were five soldiers whose wartime heroics would take them into national politics, a ride that would lead, in time, to the White House. The author reintroduces us to these five men: Ulysses s Grant, Rutherford B ''Ruddy'' Hayes, James A ''Jamie'' Garfield, Benjamin ''Little Ben'' Harrison, and William ''Mack'' McKinley. Men who, with the exception of Grant, we dimly remember. This is the story they wanted told. What mattered most to them was that they had participated in terrible, bloody events that has saved the Union. Description text copyright 2017 BooksForComfort. Item ID 32286.