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Languages : en
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Portrait of General of the Army of the United States and President Ulysses S. Grant
Recollections of General Grant
Author: George William ChildsPublisher:
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Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 122
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Personal recollections of the author's interactions with Ulysses S. Grant, plus a history of the presentation of several portraits of U.S. Civil War generals to the West Point Military Academy.
Ulysses S. Grant
Author: Michael KordaPublisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062315641
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
“Michael Korda has delivered a jewel of a short life of Ulysses S. Grant, a general deadly on the battlefield and unprepossessing off it. As a biographer Korda is Grant-like himself: unambiguous, decisive, clear. The book is a joy to read.” --Larry McMurtry, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Lonesome Dove The first officer since George Washington to become a four-star general in the United States Army, Ulysses S. Grant was a man who managed to end the Civil War on a note of grace, and was the only president between Andrew Jackson and Woodrow Wilson to serve eight consecutive years in the White House. The son of an Ohio tanner, he has long been remembered as a brilliant general but a failed president whose second term ended in financial and political scandal. But now acclaimed, bestselling author Michael Korda offers a dramatic reconsideration of the man, his life, and his presidency. Ulysses S. Grant is an evenhanded and stirring portrait of a flawed leader who nevertheless ably guided America through a pivotal juncture in its history.
A Personal History of Ulysses S. Grant
Author: Albert Deane RichardsonPublisher:
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Category : Generals
Languages : en
Pages : 644
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The Life of Ulysses S. Grant
Author: J. T. HeadleyGeneral Grant
Author: James Grant WilsonPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781022823631
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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This biography of Ulysses S. Grant provides a compelling portrait of one of America's most celebrated military leaders and statesmen. The author traces Grant's life from his humble beginnings to his rise to prominence during the Civil War and his presidency. The book explores Grant's military campaigns, his struggles with alcoholism, and his contributions to the rebuilding of the nation after the war. The author also examines Grant's personal relationships, including his friendship with Mark Twain. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
General Ulysses S. Grant
Author: Edward G. LongacrePublisher: Da Capo Press
ISBN: 0306816369
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
In this new biography of General Ulysses S. Grant, acclaimed Civil War historian, Edward G. Longacre, examines Grant's early life and his military career for insights into his great battlefield successes as well as his personal misfortunes. Longacre concentrates on Grant's boyhood and early married life; his moral, ethical, and religious views; his troubled military career; his strained relationships with wartime superiors; and, especially, his weakness for alcohol, which exerted a major influence on both his military and civilian careers. Longacre, to a degree that no other historian has done before, investigates Grant's alcoholism in light of his devout religious affiliations, and the role these sometimes conflicting forces had on his military career and conduct. Longacre's conclusions present a new and surprising perspective on the ever-fascinating life of General Grant.
Ulysses S. Grant
Author: Geoffrey PerretPublisher: Modern Library
ISBN: 0307560880
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
Not since Bruce Catton has there been such an absorbing and exciting biography of Ulysses S. Grant. “Grant is a mystery to me,” said William Tecumseh Sherman, “and I believe he is a mystery to himself.” Geoffrey Perret’s account offers new insights into Grant the commander and Grant the president that would have astonished both his friends, such as Sherman, and his enemies. Based on extensive research, including material either not seen or not used by other writers, this biography explains for the first time how Ulysses S. Grant’s military genius ultimately triumphed as he created a new approach to battle. He was, says Perret, “the man who taught the army how to fight.” As president, Grant was widely misunderstood and underrated. That was mainly because he was, as Perret shows, the first modern president—the first man to preside over a rich, industrialized America that had put slavery behind it and was struggling to provide racial justice for all. Grant’s story—from a frontier boyhood to West Point; from heroic feats in the Mexican War to grinding poverty in St. Louis; from his return to the army and eventual election to the presidency; from his two-year journey around the world to his final battle to finish his Personal Memoirs—is one of the most adventurous and moving in American history.
The Life of General U.S. Grant
Author: Loomis T. PalmerPublisher:
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Category : Generals
Languages : en
Pages : 730
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Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant ...
Author: Ulysses Simpson GrantPublisher: New York, C. L. Webster & Company
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Category : Generals
Languages : en
Pages : 606
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Faced with failing health and financial ruin, the Civil War's greatest general and former president wrote his personal memoirs to secure his family's future - and won himself a unique place in American letters. Devoted almost entirely to his life as a soldier, Grant's Memoirs traces the trajectory of his extraordinary career - from West Point cadet to general-in-chief of all Union armies. For their directness and clarity, his writings on war are without rival in American literature, and his autobiography deserves a place among the very best in the genre.