New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1961. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. viii, [4], 323, [4] pages. Maps. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Cover has some wear and soiling. Hal Bridges was Professor Emeritus of History at UC Riverside (UCR). Dr. Bridges was the valedictorian of his high school class in 1936 and subsequently enrolled at the University of Texas. After completing his degree in journalism, he intended to join the Civil Service in Washington, DC, but with the start of the Second World War, he instead ended up enlisting in the US Army. He served in the Army for five years, spending three years in Egypt and various locations in the Mediterranean, and successfully completing Officers School and earning the rank of Major. Upon completing his military service, Dr. Bridges enrolled at the Columbia School of Journalism, and ultimately received his Ph.D. from Columbia University with a specialization in American social and intellectual history. In 1950, he joined the faculty at the University of Arkansas, subsequently moved to the University of Colorado, where he remained for eleven years, and then became Professor in the Department of History at UCR. Dr. Bridges was the author of three acclaimed scholarly books, Iron Millionaire: The Life of Charlemagne Tower (1952), Lee's Maverick General: Daniel Harvey Hill (1961), and American Mysticism: From William James to Zen (1977). Additionally, he wrote numerous scholarly articles and reviews dealing with the Civil War, including for the New York Times Book Review, the American Historical Review, and the Saturday Review. More