Booknotes: Adelbert Ames, the Civil War, and the Creation of Modern America
May 6th, 2024
“Ames lived a very long life (he died in 1933 at the age of 97), so it’s not surprising that Michael Megelsh’s new biography Adelbert Ames, the Civil War, and the Creation of Modern America devotes roughly half of its narrative to its subject’s post-Civil War life and political pursuits. Following a very brief summary of Ames’s formative years and discussion of his West Point educational experience, the balance of the book’s first half (around 40% of the text) addresses the general’s Civil War career.”—Booknotes
