Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885)
Auteur van The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
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Fotografie: Source: "Captains of the Civil War,"
by William Wood (New Haven, 1921)
(Project Gutenberg)
by William Wood (New Haven, 1921)
(Project Gutenberg)
Werken van Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant : Memoirs and Selected Letters : Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant / Selected Letters, 1839-1865 (1990) 1,299 exemplaren
My Dearest Julia: The Wartime Letters of Ulysses S. Grant to His Wife (Library of America Special Publications) (2018) 67 exemplaren
Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant and Recollections and Letters Robert E. Lee (2005) 43 exemplaren
May I Quote You, General Grant?: Observations and Utterances of the North's Great Generals (1998) 12 exemplaren
The Memoirs of General Ulysses S. Grant, Part 4. 8 exemplaren
The Memoirs of General Ulysses S. Grant, Part 5. 8 exemplaren
The Modern Library Civil War Bookshelf 5-Book Bundle: Personal Memoirs, Uncle Tom's Cabin, The Red Badge of Courage,… (2012) 4 exemplaren
General Grant's letters to a friend, 1861-1880 3 exemplaren
Grant's tour around the world;: With incidents of his journey through England, Ireland, Scotland (1879) 2 exemplaren
Surrender at Appomattox: First-hand Accounts of Robert E. Lee's Surrender to Ulysses S. Grant (2011) 2 exemplaren
The Closing Rounds of the Civil War 2 exemplaren
Message from the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress at the Commencement of the First Session… (2017) 1 exemplaar
America: The Mexican War And Slavery (America, Great Crises In Our History Told by its Makers Book 7) 1 exemplaar
Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant Vol. II 1 exemplaar
Geologic atlas of the United States : Lancaster-Mineral Point folio, Wisconsin-Iowa-Illinois 1 exemplaar
Catalogue of the marine Pliocene and Pleistocene Mollusca of California and adjacent regions 1 exemplaar
Washington as engineer and city builder 1 exemplaar
Military Operation Report 1866 1 exemplaar
General U.S. Grant's Writings (Complete and Unabridged Including His Personal Memoirs, State of the Union Address and… (2013) 1 exemplaar
Personal memoirs of U. S. Grant, Vol 1 1 exemplaar
Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant Book by Ulysses S. Grant :(Annotated Edition) (2021) 1 exemplaar
Grant 1 exemplaar
War lectures from the spirit world 1 exemplaar
Message of the President of the United States… Relative to the Capture of the Steamer Virginius. 1 exemplaar
Ulysses S. Grant: Life of the Fearless General & Commander-in-Chief (Complete Edition - Volumes 1&2) (2017) 1 exemplaar
Guranto Shˆogun to no gotaiwa hikki 1 exemplaar
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Tagged
Algemene kennis
- Officiële naam
- Grant, Hiram Ulysses
- Geboortedatum
- 1822-04-27
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1885-07-23
- Graflocatie
- Grant's Tomb, Riverside Park, New York, New York, USA
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Point Pleasant, Ohio, USA
- Plaats van overlijden
- Mount McGregor, New York, USA
- Woonplaatsen
- 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 (toon alle 7)
Galena, Illinois, USA - Opleiding
- United States Military Academy (1843)
- Beroepen
- soldier
military officer (United States Army)
President of the United States (1869-1877|Republican)
bill collector
assistant in leather shop - Relaties
- Grant, Julia Dent (wife)
Cantacuzène, Julia (granddaughter)
Grant III, Ulysses S. (grandson) - Organisaties
- United States Army
Republican Party - Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- Congressional Gold Medal (1863)
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- #6,220
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- ISBNs
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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.… (meer)