The General: The Caldwell Series

Dan Ryan

2011年5月 · Author House

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The General: is a continuation of the story begun in War of the Nations. Admiral James Caldwell discovers an unpublished manuscript written by his father in 1895. This ninth book in the Caldwell Series describes in vivid detail what may have occurred in the United States Military during the life time of Hiram Ulysses Grant, better known as Ulysses Simpson Grant. The narration is by his friend, Admiral Jason Caldwell, born in Beaufort, South Carolina. Ulysses Grant will graduate from West Point, serve in the regular army, resign after the Mexican War, and volunteer for service when the war breaks out in 1861. The historical events of 1822 through 1868 are carefully followed. The imagination of the author provides rich characters in powerful settings from the rivers bordering the State of Illinois to the western theater battlefields of the Civil War. The time old love story between a man and a woman is woven throughout the book when the young West Point officer, marries the sister of his West Point room mate. They have four children, their oldest son, Jesse, is named after his grandfather and accompanies his father (General Grant) on many of his campaigns. Scenes are set carefully with attention to accurate research of the towns along the Ohio River, as well as our Nation's Capital circa 1857 - 1868. The People's Standard History of the United States written by Edward S. Ellis and published in 1895 by Western Book Syndicate and copyrighted by the Woolfall Company have provided background materials, maps of the period and needed information on how the federal government was organized and functioned during this period of history.

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Dan Ryan is Professor Emeritus, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina. He received his BA and MA degrees from the University of Northern Iowa, and his PhD from Pacific University. In his teaching career, he published sixteen textbooks, fifty-seven journal articles and numerous reports. He has been a frequent invited lecturer in the United States, England, Ireland, and China. His books have been translated into Russian, Polish and Chinese. He is also a member of the Tau Alpha Pi National Honor Society. He is an avid reader and student of American History. He has traveled to forty-seven countries on four continents. He has previously published nine books with Authorhouse and these are now available on WWW.Authorhouse.com. Dan can be reached at his email: [e-mail]. Starting in May of 2009, Dan Ryan, began his Caldwell Series of novels set in Beaufort, South Carolina. Calm Before the Storm was quickly followed by Death before Dishonor and Lull After the Storm. The next year two more novels in the series have been added, Admirals and Generals and Admirals Son Generals Daughter. Late in 2010, two more novels were added, Jigsaw and Catywampus. This years selection is called War of the Nations.' Barnes and Nobel Book Club Two giant novels hit the scene in 2010, Admirals and Generals and Admirals Son Generals Daughter. These were close behind the heels of the Caldwell trilogy written in 2009. Dan Ryan has done it again with Jigsaw and Catywampus. Look for this years addition: War of the Nations. If you love history you will enjoy reading the Caldwell family experience through three generations. Amazon Book Club Dan Ryans latest new novel, War of the Naitons was given to each member of the club before our monthly meeting. The discussion after reading the book was lively and divided along national boundaries of North and South. Ryan is a southern writer, but he understands a federal point of view and complications created by the history of our military from 1912 to 1920. Lady Rockers Book Club