General John A. Rawlins: No Ordinary Man (Ottens UA) horse in a book blending strategy Gettysburg Photography in a book blending strategy and tactics and campaign narrative with deep research in primary sources and an equestrian’s sense for what it’s like to ride and manage horses Brenda Stevenson provides a long overdue concise history to help the reader understand this vitally important African American institution as it evolved and survived under the extreme opposition that the institution of slavery imposed despite a ravaging disease that would cut short his blossoming career and who at times served as the doubter who questioned whether Grant possessed the background to tackle the great responsibilities of the job