Grant
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2018.
Format: Large Print
Edition: Large print edition.
Description: 1,485 pages (large print) : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Ulysses S. Grant's life has typically been misunderstood. All too often he is caricatured as a chronic loser and an inept businessman, or as the triumphant but brutal Union general of the Civil War. But these stereotypes don't come close to capturing him, as Chernow shows in his masterful biography, the first to provide a complete understanding of the general and president whose fortunes rose and fell with dizzying speed and frequency.
Series: Thorndike Press large print core series.
Contents:
Introduction: The Sphinx talks -- Part one: A life of struggle. Country bumpkin ; The darling young lieutenant ; Rough and ready ; The son of temperance ; Payday -- Part two: A life of war. The store clerk ; The quiet man ; Twin forts ; Dynamo ; A glittering lie ; Exodus ; Man of iron ; Citadel ; Deliverance ; Above the clouds ; Idol of the hour ; Ulysses the Silent ; Raging storm ; Heavens hung in black ; Caldron of hell ; Chew & choke ; Her satanic majesty ; Dirty boots ; A singular, indescribable vessel -- Part three: A life of peace. Soldierly good faith ; Swing around the circle ; Volcanic passion ; Trading places ; Spoils of war ; We are all Americans ; Sin against humanity ; The darkest blot ; A dance of blood ; Vindication ; A butchery of citizens ; The bravest battle ; Let no guilty man escape ; Saddest of the falls ; Redeemers -- Part four: A life of reflection. The wanderer ; Master spirit ; A miserable dirty reptile ; Taps.
Subjects:
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885.
United States. Army -- Biography.
Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
Generals -- United States -- Biography.
Large type books.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Biography.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1869-1877.
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885.
United States. Army -- Biography.
Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
Generals -- United States -- Biography.
Large type books.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Biography.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1869-1877.
ISBN:
9781432849597
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
LP BIOGRAPHY Grant, Ulysses S. | Main (Downtown) | Second Level, Large Print Biography | In |
LP BIOGRAPHY Grant, Ulysses S. | Main (Downtown) | Second Level, Large Print Biography | In |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 1451-1474).