Completed a short time before his death in 1885, the Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant is recognized today as one of the most significant American military memoirs of all time. In an honest and intelligent voice, the celebrated Civil War general and former President offers a detailed and intimate telling of the events of the Mexican-American war, and the American Civil War and his role within it as a Union General. At the time of its publication,...

A superb study of drama by a highly esteemed theatre scholar, Dramatic Technique looks at the principles of a well-made play and explores technique in drama, action and emotion in drama, dialogue, subject and plot, and making a scenario, among other elements using an almost scientific method.