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American Ulysses

A Life of Ulysses S. Grant
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the author of A. Lincoln, a major new biography of one of Americas greatest generalsand most misunderstood presidentsWinner of the William Henry Seward Award for Excell...

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the author of A. Lincoln, a major new biography of one of Americas greatest generalsand most misunderstood presidentsWinner of the William Henry Seward Award for Excellence in Civil War Biography  Finalist for the Gilder-Lehrman Military History Book Prize In his time, Ulysses S. Grant was routinely grouped with George Washington and Abraham Lincoln in the Trinity of Great American Leaders. But the battlefield commanderturnedcommander-in-chief fell out of favor in the twentieth century. In American Ulysses, Ronald C. White argues that we need to once more revise our estimates of him in the twenty-first. Based on seven years of research with primary documentssome of them never examined by previous Grant scholarsthis is destined to become the Grant biography of our time. White, a biographer exceptionally skilled at writing momentous history from the inside out, shows Grant to be a generous, curious, introspective man and leadera willing delegator with a natural gift for managing the rampaging egos of his fellow officers. His wife, Julia Dent Grant, long marginalized in the historic record, emerges in her own right as a spirited and influential partner. Grant was not only a brilliant general but also a passionate defender of equal rights in post-Civil War America. After winning election to the White House in 1868, he used the power of the federal government to battle the Ku Klux Klan. He was the first president to state that the governments policy toward American Indians was immoral, and the first ex-president to embark on a world tour, and he cemented his reputation for courage by racing against death to complete his Personal Memoirs. Published by Mark Twain, it is widely considered to be the greatest autobiography by an American leader, but its place in Grants life story has never been fully exploreduntil now. One of those rare books that successfully recast our impression of an iconic historical figure, American Ulysses gives us a finely honed, three-dimensional portrait of Grant the manhusband, father, leader, writerthat should set the standard by which all future biographies of him will be measured. Praise for American Ulysses[Ronald C. White] portrays a deeply introspective man of ideals, a man of measured thought and careful action who found himself in the crosshairs of American history at its most crucial moment. USA TodayWhite delineates Grants virtues better than any author before. . By the end, readers will see how fortunate the nation was that Grant went into the worldto save the Union, to lead it and, on his deathbed, to write one of the finest memoirs in all of American letters. The New York Times Book ReviewRonald White has restored Ulysses S. Grant to his proper place in history with a biography whose breadth and tone suit the man perfectly. Like Grant himself, this book will have staying power. The Wall Street JournalMagisterial . . Grants esteem in the eyes of historians has increased significantly in the last generation. . [American Ulysses] is the newest heavyweight champion in this movement. The Boston Globe Superb . . illuminating, inspiring and deeply moving. Chicago Tribune In this sympathetic, rigorously sourced biography, White . . conveys the essence of Grant the man and Grant the warrior. Newsday

Detaljer

Forlag
Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN
9780812981254
Sprog
Engelsk
Sider
864
Udgivelsesdato
06-06-2017
Format
Paperback
Varenr.
3344234
EAN nr.
9780812981254
Varegruppe
Engelsk non fiction div.
Højde/Dybde (mm)
233
Bredde (mm)
157
Længde (mm)
43
Vægt (g)
1054

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