Agent of destiny: the life and times of General Winfield Scott
United States history, War, Biography, War and military biography
Human-narrated audio
Summary
A portrait of a distinguished military leader in the first half of the nineteenth century. Traces his youth in Virginia, his legal training, and his performance in the War of 1812 and the Mexican War of the 1840s. Depicts the… personal vanity and arrogance that marred his reputation as a brilliant soldier