Ulysses S. Grant: Soldier & President Tapa blanda - 1998
de Geoffrey Perret
radle-to-grave narrative covers every important aspect of Grant's life, both as a soldier and as president. More than a consummate soldier, Grant was a complex man who became a remarkable writer. Perret bases this new biography on documents recently released by the Grant family to the Library of Congress as well as newly available material in the Grant papers. photos.
Primera línea
When Ulysses Grant came mewling and spluttering into the world on April 27, 1822, in the remote settlement of Point Pleasant, Ohio, the American West was broad and green-the color of hope, of spring, of youth.
Descripción de contraportada
"A fast-paced, highly readable narrative . . . stimulating biography."
--James I. Robertson "I was impressed by the sweep and power of the narrative. Readers will find a Grant they never before encountered. A compelling book."
--John Y. Simon, editor, The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant Not since Bruce Catton has there been such an absorbing and exciting biography of Ulysses S. Grant. "Grant is a mystery to me," said Sherman, "and I believe he is a mystery to himself." Geoffrey Perret's account offers new insights into Grant the commander and Grant the president that would have astonished both his friends, such as Sherman, and his enemies.
Based on extensive research, including material either not seen or not used by other writers, this biography explains for the first time how Grant's military genius ultimately triumphed as he created a new approach to battle. He was, says Perret, "the man who taught the army how to fight." As president, Grant was widely misunderstood and underrated. That was mainly because he was, as Perret shows, the first modern president--the first man to preside over a rich, industrialized America that had put slavery behind it and was struggling to provide racial justice for all.
Grant's story--from a frontier boyhood to West Point; from heroic feats in the Mexican War to grinding poverty in St. Louis; from his return to the army and eventual election to the presidency; from his two-year journey around the world to his final battle to finish his Personal Memoirs--is one of the most adventurous and moving in American history. "What distinguishes this narrative are Perret's bristling style and his skillful blend of tactical analysis andconventional biography. . . . Perret persuasively presents a man who endured and conquered all: binge drinking, rivals, false friends, and even the cancer that could not stop him from completing his memoirs."
--Kirkus Reviews
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"A fast-paced, highly readable narrative . . . stimulating biography."
--James I. Robertson "I was impressed by the sweep and power of the narrative. Readers will find a Grant they never before encountered. A compelling book."
--John Y. Simon, editor, The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant Not since Bruce Catton has there been such an absorbing and exciting biography of Ulysses S. Grant. "Grant is a mystery to me," said Sherman, "and I believe he is a mystery to himself." Geoffrey Perret's account offers new insights into Grant the commander and Grant the president that would have astonished both his friends, such as Sherman, and his enemies.
Based on extensive research, including material either not seen or not used by other writers, this biography explains for the first time how Grant's military genius ultimately triumphed as he created a new approach to battle. He was, says Perret, "the man who taught the army how to fight." As president, Grant was widely misunderstood and underrated. That was mainly because he was, as Perret shows, the first modern president--the first man to preside over a rich, industrialized America that had put slavery behind it and was struggling to provide racial justice for all.
Grant's story--from a frontier boyhood to West Point; from heroic feats in the Mexican War to grinding poverty in St. Louis; from his return to the army and eventual election to the presidency; from his two-year journey around the world to his final battle to finish his Personal Memoirs--is one of the most adventurous and moving in American history. "What distinguishes this narrative are Perret's bristling style and his skillful blend of tactical analysis andconventional biography. . . . Perret persuasively presents a man who endured and conquered all: binge drinking, rivals, false friends, and even the cancer that could not stop him from completing his memoirs."
--Kirkus Reviews
Detalles
- Título Ulysses S. Grant: Soldier & President
- Autor Geoffrey Perret
- Encuadernación Tapa blanda
- Edición Reprint
- Páginas 560
- Volúmenes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial Modern Library, New York
- Fecha de publicación 1998-11-10
- ISBN 9780375752209 / 037575220X
- Peso 1.81 libras (0.82 kg)
- Dimensiones 8.99 x 6.1 x 1.44 pulgadas (22.83 x 15.49 x 3.66 cm)
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Temas
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Chronological Period: 1851-1899
- Theometrics: Secular
- Topical: Civil War
- Library of Congress subjects United States - Biography, Presidents - United States - Biography
- Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 98-23883
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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