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1 online resource (235 pages) |
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World of Ulysses S. Grant |
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World of Ulysses S. Grant.
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Ulysses S. Grant before the Civil War: "I have been quite unfortunate lately" -- The national conflict begins: "We are now in the midst of trying times" -- Grant's biggest mistake: "They are a curse to the army" -- Grant captures Vicksburg: "White flags will be displayed along your lines" -- Victories make Grant commanding general: "An army never was whipped as badly as Bragg was" -- The institution of never-ending war: "It is proposed to have co-operative action of all the armies" -- Lincoln is reelected: "Congratulate the president" -- Grant receives Lee's surrender: "The hopelessness of further resistance" -- Postwar commanding general: "I dread going back to washington" -- The military hero is nominated for president: "Let us have peace" -- Grant becomes president: "The choice has fallen upon me" -- Grant's first term: "An occupation uncongenial to me" -- The Panic of 1873 and other second-term problems: "Matters are worse in New York than yesterday" -- The Grants tour the world: "I have now been absent from home nearly two years" -- A charlatan bankrupts the ex-president: "Financially, the Grant family is ruined" -- Grant's death from cancer: "I am unable to converse even in a whisper." |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
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Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
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| SUBJECT |
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 fast |
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Generals -- United States -- Biography -- Sources
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography -- Sources
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HISTORY -- Military -- Other.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
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Generals
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Politics and government
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Presidents
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140277
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1869-1877 -- Sources
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United States
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History
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Sources
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Marszalek, John F., 1939- editor.
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Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885.
Papers of Ulysses S. Grant
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| ISBN |
9780809334124 |
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0809334127 |
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