Godina izdanja: 1990
ISBN: 978-0940450585
Jezik: Engleski
Autor: Strani

Ulysses S. Grant: Memoirs and Selected Letters: Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant / Selected Letters, 1839-1865 (Library of America) Hardcover – October 1, 1990, by Ulysses S. Grant (Author), Mary D. McFeely (Editor), William S. McFeely (Editor)
Product details
Item Weight: 0.035 ounces
Hardcover: 1199 pages
Product Dimensions : 5.2 x 1.5 x 8.2 inches
Publisher: Library of America (October 1, 1990)
Language: English
ASIN: 0940450585
Twenty years after Appomattox, stricken by cancer and facing financial ruin, Ulysses S. Grant wrote his Personal Memoirs to secure his family’s future. in doing so, the Civil War’s greatest general won himself a unique place in American letters. His character, intelligence, sense of purpose, and simple compassion are evident throughout this vivid and deeply moving account, which has been acclaimed by readers as diverse asMark Twain, Matthew Arnold, Gertrude Stein, and Edmund Wilson. Annotated and complete with detailed maps, battle plans, and facsimiles reproduced from the original edition, this volume offers an unparalleled vantage on the most terrible, moving, and inexhaustibly fascinating event in American history. included are 174 letters, many of them to his wife, Julia, which offer an intimate view of their affectionate and enduring marriage.
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