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Grant
by Chernow, Ron
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- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 159420487X
- ISBN 13
- 9781594204876
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About This Item
New York, New York: Penguin Press, 2017 DJ with light rub to lower corners; price corner intact. Longlisted for the 2018 PEN/Bogard Weld Prize for Biography. Illus. with maps and photos in B&W. Incl. Notes, Biblio, Illustration Credits, and Index. (xxx) 1074 pp. Very heavy book.
Synopsis
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. Before the Civil War, Grant was flailing. His business ventures had ended dismally, and despite distinguished service in the Mexican War he ended up resigning from the army in disgrace amid recurring accusations of drunkenness. But in war, Grant began to realize his remarkable potential, soaring through the ranks of the Union army, prevailing at the battle of Shiloh and in the Vicksburg campaign, and ultimately defeating the legendary Confederate general Robert E. Lee. Along the way, Grant endeared himself to President Lincoln and became his most trusted general and the strategic genius of the war effort. Grant’s military fame translated into a two-term presidency, but one plagued by corruption scandals involving his closest staff members.
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- Bookseller
- acornbooks
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12637
- Title
- Grant
- Author
- Chernow, Ron
- Illustrator
- Jeffrey L. Ward (maps)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 159420487X
- ISBN 13
- 9781594204876
- Publisher
- Penguin Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 2017
- Keywords
- BIOGRAPHY HISTORY ULYSSES S SIMPSON GRANT PRESIDENTS U S UNITED STATES CIVIL WAR PERIOD
- Bookseller catalogs
- HISTORY;
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