Grant

by Smith, Jean Edward

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Title Statements

Full title :Grant / Jean Edward Smith.

Summary

"Ulysses S. Grant was the first four-star general in the history of the United States Army and the only president between Andrew Jackson and Woodrow Wilson to serve eight consecutive years in the White House. As general in chief, Grant revolutionized modern warfare. Rather than capture enemy territory or march on Southern cities, he concentrated on engaging and defeating the Confederate armies in the field, and he pursued that strategy relentlessly. As president, he brought stability to the country after years of war and upheaval. He tried to carry out the policies of Abraham Lincoln, the man he admired above all others, and to a considerable degree he succeeded. Yet today, Grant is rememebered as a brilliant general but a failed president." "In this biography, Jean Edward Smith reconciles these conflicting assessments of Grant's life. He argues convincingly that Grant is greatly underrated as a president. Following the turmoil of Andrew Johnson's administration, Grant guided the nation through the post-Civil War era, overseeing Reconstruction of the South and enforcing the freedoms of new African-American citizens. His presidential accomplishments were as considerable as his military victories, says Smith, for the same strength of character that made him successful on the battlefield also characterized his years in the White House."--Jacket.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2001.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Simon & Schuster
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2001.

The Physical Object

Description:781 pages : : illustrations, maps ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0684849267, 9780684849263
oclc:ocm45387618
LC Classification:E672
Dewey Decimal:B

Preface -- Early years -- Mexico -- Resignation -- War -- Unconditional surrender -- Shiloh -- Vicksburg -- Chattanooga -- General in chief -- Wilderness -- Grant and Lee -- Appomattox -- Reconstruction -- Let us have peace -- Grant in the White House -- Diplomacy -- Great white father -- Reconstruction revisited -- Gilded age -- Taps -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.

Subjects

Amerikaanse burgeroorlog Biographies Biography Generals Generals -- Biography -- United States Généraux -- Biographies -- États-Unis Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, Ulysses S., (Ulysses Simpson) Presidents Presidents -- Biography. -- United Stat… United States