| Description |
1 online resource (373 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Series |
Civil War America
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Civil War America (Series)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The magnanimous general -- A great soldier might be a baby politician -- The most famous living American -- Historian of the union cause -- Pageantry of woe: the funeral of U.S. Grant -- The nation's greatest hero should rest in the nation's greatest city -- Who's [really] buried in Grant's tomb? |
| Summary |
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. Joan Waugh uncovers the reasons behind the rise and fall of Grant's renown, underscoring as well the fluctuating memory of the Civil War itself. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885.
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Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885. |
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Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 -- Public opinion.
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Public opinion. |
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Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 -- Influence.
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United States. Army -- Biography.
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United States. Army. |
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Biographies.
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Grant, Ulysses S., 1822-1885 Grant, Ulysses Simpson. |
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Grant, Ulysses S., 1822-1885 Grant, Ulysses Simpson -- Public opinion. |
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Grant, Ulysses S., 1822-1885 Grant, Ulysses Simpson -- Influence. |
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American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865) |
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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Presidents. |
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United States. |
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Generals -- United States -- Biography.
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Generals. |
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Public opinion.
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Collective memory -- United States.
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Collective memory. |
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Public opinion -- United States.
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| Chronological Term |
1861 - 1865 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Waugh, Joan. U.S. Grant. Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2009 9780807833179 (DLC) 2009018550 (OCoLC)317929504 |
| ISBN |
9780807898710 (electronic book) |
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0807898716 (electronic book) |
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9781469605104 (electronic book) |
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1469605104 (electronic book) |
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0807833177 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780807833179 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780807833179 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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