Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885)
Autore di The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
Sull'Autore
Fonte dell'immagine: Source: "Captains of the Civil War,"
by William Wood (New Haven, 1921)
(Project Gutenberg)
by William Wood (New Haven, 1921)
(Project Gutenberg)
Opere di Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant : Memoirs and Selected Letters : Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant / Selected Letters, 1839-1865 (1990) 1,305 copie
My Dearest Julia: The Wartime Letters of Ulysses S. Grant to His Wife (Library of America Special Publications) (2018) 68 copie
May I Quote You, General Grant?: Observations and Utterances of the North's Great Generals (1998) 12 copie
The Modern Library Civil War Bookshelf 5-Book Bundle: Personal Memoirs, Uncle Tom's Cabin, The Red Badge of Courage,… (2012) 4 copie
Grant's tour around the world;: With incidents of his journey through England, Ireland, Scotland (1879) 2 copie
Surrender at Appomattox: First-hand Accounts of Robert E. Lee's Surrender to Ulysses S. Grant (2011) 2 copie
Message from the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress at the Commencement of the First Session… (2017) 1 copia
Geologic atlas of the United States : Lancaster-Mineral Point folio, Wisconsin-Iowa-Illinois 1 copia
Catalogue of the marine Pliocene and Pleistocene Mollusca of California and adjacent regions 1 copia
Military Operation Report 1866 1 copia
General U.S. Grant's Writings (Complete and Unabridged Including His Personal Memoirs, State of the Union Address and… (2013) 1 copia
Grant 1 copia
Message of the President of the United States… Relative to the Capture of the Steamer Virginius. 1 copia
Opere correlate
The Lincoln Anthology: Great Writers on His Life and Legacy from 1860 to Now (2008) — Collaboratore — 153 copie
Reconstruction: Voices from America's First Great Struggle for Racial Equality (LOA #303) (The Library of America) (2018) — Collaboratore — 110 copie
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Summer 1990 (1990) — Author "Every one has his superstitions. . . ." — 15 copie
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Grant, Hiram Ulysses
- Data di nascita
- 1822-04-27
- Data di morte
- 1885-07-23
- Luogo di sepoltura
- Grant's Tomb, Riverside Park, New York, New York, USA
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Point Pleasant, Ohio, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Mount McGregor, New York, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Point Pleasant, Ohio, USA
Mount McGregor, New York, USA
Fort Vancouver, Washington Territory, USA
Fort Humboldt, California, USA
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Washington, D.C., USA (mostra tutto 7)
Galena, Illinois, USA - Istruzione
- United States Military Academy (1843)
- Attività lavorative
- soldier
military officer (United States Army)
President of the United States (1869-1877|Republican)
bill collector
assistant in leather shop - Relazioni
- Grant, Julia Dent (wife)
Cantacuzène, Julia (granddaughter)
Grant III, Ulysses S. (grandson) - Organizzazioni
- United States Army
Republican Party - Premi e riconoscimenti
- Congressional Gold Medal (1863)
Utenti
Recensioni
Liste
THE WAR ROOM (1)
History (1)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 54
- Opere correlate
- 9
- Utenti
- 4,078
- Popolarità
- #6,171
- Voto
- 4.2
- Recensioni
- 44
- ISBN
- 180
- Lingue
- 4
- Preferito da
- 2
The Complete Personal Memoirs of General Ulysses S. Grant is an autobiography of the President, known for its openness and insights. Mr. Grant wrote this memoir at the behest of Mark Twain, who also published it originally.
I read several books about U.S. Grant, my favorite was the recently published Grant by Ron Chernow but I enjoyed the rest as well. On a LibraryThing thread, I was recommended this book, which I’ve heard about often but finally decided to take the plunge and read it.
Former President Grant wrote this book while dying and hoped the residuals would provide for his family. He was correct, the book proved to be an enormous success, generating $450,000 ($13.5 million in 2023) to his family, and is still in print to this day. Maybe knowing he was on death’s door allowed Mr. Grant to be honest and open.
General Grant liked to show, not tell, what a tough guy he is, and he’s not afraid to toot his own horn. He is not one for pageantry, preferring a dusty private’s uniform to a fancy general one. He also doesn’t mince words about the Confederacy (“traitors” and “white trash”), or about the United State’s optimistic and progressive ideology. In this biography, he portrays himself as the “strong silent type” which we know from movies, and the biographies I read certainly agree.
I especially enjoyed reading about his relationship with General Sherman and Abraham Lincoln. Mr. Grant writes in direct and precise language, with a clear narrative.
It made me happy to see that Grant’s legacy is reevaluated and the misinformation about him being a drunk is being debunked. He was an alcoholic but had a tremendous support system from his wife and aide-de-camp which kept him straight.… (altro)