{"title":"Gene Smith","description":"\u003cp\u003eGENE SMITH was an American biographer and popular historian who authored 19 books, including the 1964 New York Times bestseller \u003cem\u003eWhen the Cheering Stopped: The Last Years of Woodrow Wilson\u003c\/em\u003e. His recent books include \u003cem\u003eMounted Warriors: From Alexander the Great and Cromwell to Stuart, Sheridan and Custer\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUntil the Last Trumpet Sounds: The Life of General of the Armies John J. Pershing\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLee and Grant: A Dual Biography\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmith held a degree in history from the University of Wisconsin and worked as a journalist at \u003cem\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Newark Star-Ledger\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe New York Post\u003c\/em\u003e before writing books full-time. He was a long-time contributor to \u003cem\u003eAmerican Heritage\u003c\/em\u003e magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmith served in the U.S. Army in Germany in the early 1950s and his work centered on military and political biography. He died on July 25, 2012, in Poughkeepsie, New York, at the age of 83.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGene Smith’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"until-the-last-trumpet-sounds","title":"Until the Last Trumpet Sounds: The Life of General of the Armies John J. Pershing","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCritical Praise for Gene Smith: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOn \u003cem\u003eUntil the Last Trumpet Sounds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The best recent compact study of the commander of the American Expeditionary Force of World War I.\"--\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A six-star effort . . . captures Pershing better than anyone has before.\"--\u003cem\u003eThe Grand Rapids Press\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn \u003cem\u003eThe Shattered Dream\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A storyteller of history, Gene Smith is one of the very best in his field.\"--\u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn \u003cem\u003eWhen the Cheering Stopped\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A brilliantly written and dramatically effective work of history . . . Smith is a prodigious researcher, an artful writer.\"--\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn \u003cem\u003eAmerican Gothic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A ripping good tale . . . the story rivets you. 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For more than four thousand years, men mounted horses and galloped at one another in large numbers, wielding clubs, axes, lances, swords, bows and arrows, pistols, rifles, and more. They charged into swarms of arrows, hales of bullets, volcanoes of cannon fire, and legions of other men on horseback, chopping, stabbing, hurling spears, and firing guns. And their exploits became the stuff of romance, drama, and legend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMounted Warriors\u003c\/i\u003e brings you back through the millennia to discover the beginnings and the development of warfare on horseback and meet some of the most remarkable, daring, and courageous men who ever spurred a charger from trot to gallop. You'll find out how Alexander trained Bucephalus to the saddle when all others failed, how Cromwell was transformed by battle, what several British generals had to say about Light-Horse Harry Lee, and why Phil Sheridan changed his horse's name. You'll even learn how the romantic novels of Sir Walter Scott influenced the nature of the American Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe age of the cavalry charge may be past, but when you read \u003ci\u003eMounted Warriors\u003c\/i\u003e, you'll rediscover all of its drama, pageantry, and glory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0471783323\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9780471783329\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Gene Smith","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43212306219224,"sku":"9780471783329","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9780471783329_FChigh_mockup_v2_1738700883_41111506-78d4-486b-9ae7-b3bd8b66fab1.jpg?v=1790998782"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-gene-smith.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}