Grant Rising is a remarkable reference book in colour maps and text of Ulysses S. Grant's famous battles in 1862-including Donelson and Shiloh-and also his early life, including his frontier and Mexican War service-as well as his minor engagements in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. Grant Rising features techniques that portray Civil War battles in a new way, such as shaded relief topography, giving the maps a three-dimensional appearance. Plus the use of different color tints to represent command relationships makes it easier to determine which brigades reported to which divisions and corps at a glance. Using slightly different shades of blue and red also allow for easy differentiation of many units on a single map, making the action easier to understand. Grant Rising is a truly new type of map reference book as well as an inspired history of Grant's early life and career through 1862.
Author Biography
Narrative by James R. Knight. Jim has written four books on Civil War themes, including The Battle of Pea Ridge (2012), The Battle of Franklin (2009), and The Battle of Fort Donelson (2011), all published by The History Press. The Blog Civil War Librarian admired Franklin as "noteworthy" and hailed both Donelson and Franklin as "fine examples of clear and complete" writing. The online site Civil War Books and Authors described Pea Ridge as "short form campaign and battle history at its finest." Jim currently serves as a Historical Interpreter for The Battle of Franklin Trust. Project Editor Dana Lombardy. Dana was an Associate Online Editor for Weider History Group, publisher of Civil War Times and America's Civil War magazines, and he now publishes through his Lombardy Studios. Dana is also known for his nearly twenty television appearances, including multiple episodes of The History Channel's "Tales of the Gun" series. He has contributed as an author, editor, cartographer, graphic artist, and designer on hundreds of books, games, and magazines, and was Publisher of Napoleon Journal from 1996-2000. Cartography by Hal Jespersen. Since 2004, Hal has visited most of the major battlefields and contributed to Wikipedia as the principal author of about 250 Civil War articles and more than 200 battle and campaign maps, all of which are available for download at www.CWMaps.com. Hal developed a new style of maps for Grant Rising, including shaded relief topography and color tints to distinguish regiments, brigades, etc., and their command relationships. Hal currently has nearly 400 additional maps pending publication in books and magazines.
