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Brooks, William Elizabeth, 1875-1960 Grant of Appomattox, a study of the man, by William E. Brooks

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00456.01 Author/Creator: Brooks, William Elizabeth, 1875-1960 Place Written: Indianapolis, Indiana Type: Book signed Date: 1942 Pagination: 347 p. : ills : maps Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 15.5 cm Order a Copy

Inscribed by Brooks to Ralph Hutchinson, 12 October 1942. Signed by Dwight D. Eisenhower as "presented to me," and dated 21 November 1946. Published by the Bobbs-Merrill Company. First edition.

Brooks, William Elizabeth, 1875-1960
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969

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