A Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada: From the MSS. of Fray Antonio Agapida.

General William T. Sherman's copy of this romanticized historical narrative. Octavo, bound in full dark green calf with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, all edges gilt, turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers. Full page autograph inscription in pencil by United States General William T. Sherman on the verso of the title page and signed by him. The inscription reads in full, "Granada. January 2, 1872. On reaching Granada three days ago, I met Mr Buckham of New York and on enquiring for a copy of Irving's Conquest of Granada he kindly lent me this. I have partially ... it and have found it intensely interesting for the association-but am the more obliged to Mr Buckham for his kindness in loaning me this book at this time. I hope I may have it in my person to reciprocate the favor at some future occasion. W.T. Sherman General US Army." William Tecumseh Sherman was a Union general during the American Civil War, best known for his decisive leadership and his implementation of "total war" strategies. Born in 1820, Sherman graduated from West Point and served in various military roles before rising to prominence in the Civil War. His encounter with Granada, most notably through his 1872 visit to southern Spain during his post–Civil War travels in Europe, reveals a lesser-known dimension of the American general often remembered solely for his military campaigns. Sherman’s reflections on Granada’s Alhambra, recorded in his travel letters and memoirs, show his deep admiration for the city’s layered Islamic, Jewish, and Christian histories and for the architectural splendor of the Nasrid palace complex. In very good condition with some rubbing to the panels, bookplates to the front pastedown.