“Southern gentleman Lee and drunken maverick Grant were such contrasting characters that examining their lives side by side can only amaze....Archer pulls off a comprehensive history of these two men, while at the same time presenting a clear account of the Civil War....A superb story well told.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Well-researched, smoothly written narrative.”
—The Horn Book
“It is the little details that make this book so interesting. The numerous quotations from Grant’s and Lee’s writings that pepper the text make this bibliography read like a novel while adding validity to it. This book will appeal to many, not just those who like books about war.”
—Journal of Reading
A House Divided
The Lives of Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee
