Books on Ulysses S. Grant the 18th President of the United States

Books on Ulysses S. Grant the 18th President of the United States

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Title: Grant

Ulysses S. Grant was the first four-star general in the history of the United States Army and the only president between Andrew Jackson and Woodrow Wilson to serve eight consecutive years in the White House. As general in chief, Grant revolutionized modern warfare. As president, he brought stability to the country after years of war and upheaval. Yet today Grant is remembered as a brilliant general but a failed president.

In this comprehensive biography, Jean Edward Smith reconciles these conflicting assessments of Grant's life. He argues convincingly that Grant is greatly underrated as a president. Following the turmoil of Andrew Johnson's administration, Grant guided the nation through the post-Civil War era, overseeing Reconstruction in the South and enforcing the freedoms of new African-American citizens. His presidential accomplishments were as considerable as his military victories, says Smith, for the same strength of character that made him successful on the battlefield also characterized his years in the White House.

Author(s): Jean Edward Smith
ISBN 13: 9780684849270
Pages: 784

Title: U. S. Grant: American Hero, American Myth

At the time of his death, Ulysses S. Grant was the most famous person in America, considered by most citizens to be equal in stature to George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Yet today his monuments are rarely visited, his military reputation is overshadowed by that of Robert E. Lee, and his presidency is permanently mired at the bottom of historical rankings.

In an insightful blend of biography and cultural history, Joan Waugh traces Grant's shifting national and international reputation, illuminating the role of memory in our understanding of American history. She captures a sense of what led nineteenth-century Americans to overlook Grant's obvious faults and hold him up as a critically important symbol of national reconciliation and unity. Waugh further shows that Grant's reputation and place in public memory closely parallel the rise and fall of the northern version of the Civil War story — in which the United States was the clear, morally superior victor and Grant was the emblem of that victory. After the failure of Reconstruction, the dominant Union myths about the war gave way to a southern version that emphasized a more sentimental remembrance of the honor and courage of both sides and ennobled the "Lost Cause." By the 1920s, Grant's reputation had plummeted.

Most Americans today are unaware of how revered Grant was in his lifetime. Joan Waugh uncovers the reasons behind the rise and fall of his renown, underscoring as well the fluctuating memory of the Civil War itself.

Author(s): Joan Waugh
ISBN 13: 9781469609904
Pages: 384

Title: The Man Who Saved the Union: Ulysses Grant in War and Peace

Ulysses Grant emerges in this masterful biography as a genius in battle and a driven president to a divided country, who remained fearlessly on the side of right. He was a beloved commander in the field who made the sacrifices necessary to win the war, even in the face of criticism. He worked valiantly to protect the rights of freed men in the South. He allowed the American Indians to shape their own fate even as the realities of Manifest Destiny meant the end of their way of life. In this sweeping and majestic narrative, bestselling author H.W. Brands now reconsiders Grant's legacy and provides an intimate portrait of a heroic man who saved the Union on the battlefield and consolidated that victory as a resolute and principled political leader.

Author(s): H. W. Brands
ISBN 13: 9780307475152
Pages: 752

Title: The Autobiography of General Ulysses S Grant: Memoirs of the Civil War

Author(s): Grant, Ulysses S.
ISBN 13: 9781934941140

Title: Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Vol. 1

Author(s): Ulysses S. Grant
ISBN 13: 9781598188998

Title: Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant

Among the autobiographies of generals and presidents, the Personal Memoirs of U.U. Grant ranks with the greatest. It is even more impressive in light of the circumstances in which it was created: Faced with terminal cancer, virtual bankruptcy, and a family he would leave without means of support, he took the advice of his publisher, mark Twain, and went to work. He completed the manuscript in eleven months-and died a week later, on July 23, 1885. Frank and unpretentious, Grant's memoirs tell the story of his boyhood in Ohio, his graduation from West Point, and the military campaigns in the West and Mexico that ended with his disgraceful resignation and a return to Illinois, where he ran the family store. Soon, however, began the rebellion that broke the Union and recast Grant's fortune, transforming him into the leader of the victorious Union armies in the War Between the States and giving him the perspective to describe intimately the capture of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, the battles of Shiloh, Corinth, Vicksburg, the bloody Wilderness campaign, and Appomattox. Here is Grant the tactician, the alcoholic, the plain and tough professional soldier, the ideal commander-but most of all here is Grant the writer as he assesses himself and the events that forged his character, as well as that of the nation.

Author(s): E.B. Long
ISBN 13: 9780306810619
Pages: 648

Title: Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading)

Author(s): Ulysses S. Grant
ISBN 13: 9780760749906

Title: Cigars, Whiskey and Winning: Leadership Lessons from General Ulysses S. Grant

Author(s): Al Kaltman
ISBN 13: 9780735201637

Title: Ulysses S. Grant: The Unlikely Hero

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.

Author(s): Korda, Michael
ISBN 13: 9780060755218
Pages: 176

Title: Crucible of Command

A dual biography and a fresh approach to the always compelling subject of these two iconic leaders
Author(s): William C. Davis
ISBN 13: 9780306824166
Pages: 688
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Title: Ulysses S. Grant: Soldier and President (Modern Library Series)

Ulysses S. Grant's story is one of the great American adventures. Geoffrey Perret's account, based on extensive research and using new material, offers fresh insights into Grant the commander and Grant the president. Perret describes Grant's innovative military genius and his efforts to lead the rich, industrialized United States as the first modern president. From a frontier boyhood to West Point; from heroic fears in the Mexican War to electoral triumph; from his two-year journey around the world to his final battle to finish his Personal Memoirs: Grant is wholly captured in this account.
Author(s): Geoffrey Perret
ISBN 13: 9780375752209
Pages: 560

Title: Ulysses S. Grant

In the first of two volumes, Brooks Simpson brings Grant's story to life in an account that is readable, balanced, compelling, and definitive.--Publisher description.
Author(s): Brooks Simpson
ISBN 13: 9780760346969
Pages: 560

Title: Grant and Twain: The Story of an American Friendship

Author(s): Mark Perry
ISBN 13: 9780812966138

Title: Ulysses S. Grant: a Victor, Not a Butcher: The Military Genius of the Man Who Won the Civil War

Author(s): Edward H., Edward H Bonekemper, III
ISBN 13: 9781596986411

Title: Grant Takes Command

A classic work of military history, follows the enigmatic commander in chief of the Union forces through the last year and a half of the Civil War. It is both a revelatory portrait of Ulysses S. Grant and the dramatic story of how the war was won.

Part two of the classic Civil War study of General Ulysses S. Grant is a detailed portrait of the enigmatic commander-in-chief of the Union forces during the last year and a half of the Civil War. Illustrated.

Author(s): Bruce Catton
ISBN 13: 9780316132404
Pages: 572

Title: Ulysses S. Grant: a Victor, Not a Butcher: The Military Genius of the Man Who Won the Civil War

Author(s): Edward H., Edward H Bonekemper, III
ISBN 13: 9781596986411

Title: Grant and Sherman: The Friendship That Won the Civil War

They were both prewar failures—Grant, forced to resign from the Regular Army because of his drinking, and Sherman, holding four different jobs, including a much-loved position at a southern military academy—in the years before the firing on Fort Sumter. They began their unique collaboration ten months into the war, at the Battle of Shiloh, each carefully taking the other's measure. They shared the demands of family life and the heartache of personal tragedy. They shared similar philosophies of battle, employed similar strategies and tactics, and remained in close, virtually daily communication throughout the conflict. They were incontestably two of the Civil War's most important figures, and the deep, abiding friendship they shared made the Union's ultimate victory possible.

Poignant, riveting, and elegantly written, Grant and Sherman is a remarkable portrait of two extraordinary men and a singular friendship, forged on the battlefield, that would change the course of history.

Author(s): Charles Bracelen Flood
ISBN 13: 9780061148712
Pages: 496

Title: Grant's Final Victory: Ulysses S. Grant's Heroic Last Year

Shortly after losing all of his wealth in a terrible 1884 swindle, Ulysses S. Grant learned he had terminal throat and mouth cancer. Destitute and dying, Grant began to write his memoirs to save his family from permanent financial ruin.

As Grant continued his work, suffering increasing pain, the American public became aware of this race between Grant’s writing and his fatal illness. Twenty years after his respectful and magnanimous demeanor toward Robert E. Lee at Appomattox, people in both the North and the South came to know Grant as the brave, honest man he was, now using his famous determination in this final effort. Grant finished Memoirs just four days before he died in July 1885.

Published after his death by his friend Mark Twain, Grant’s Memoirs became an instant bestseller, restoring his family’s financial health and, more importantly, helping to cure the nation of bitter discord. More than any other American before or since, Grant, in his last year, was able to heal this—the country’s greatest wound.

Author(s): Charles Bracelen Flood
ISBN 13: 9780306821516
Pages: 320

Title: Campaigning with Grant

Author(s): Horace Porter; introduction by Brooks D. Simpson
ISBN 13: 9780803287631

 


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