THE COMING FURY (565 pp.)—Bruce Catton—Doubleday ($7.50). In the beginning, the rebel leaders were an unlikely lot. Alabama’s William Lowndes Yancy was as mild a fellow as anyone would want to ...

Catton (1899-1978) learned not only to listen, but later to write quickly, compactly and vividly. After serving briefly in World War I (but seeing no combat action), he launched his career as a ...

GRANT TAKES COMMAND, by Bruce Catton. 556 pages. Little, Brown. $10. Historian Lloyd Lewis wrote with bugles blaring, battle flags waving and exclamation marks used like bayonet points (“Blood! Blood!

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