Borrow it
Coverart for item
The Resource The personal memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant : the complete annotated edition, edited by John F. Marszalek with David S. Nolen & Louie P. Gallo

The personal memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant : the complete annotated edition, edited by John F. Marszalek with David S. Nolen & Louie P. Gallo

Creator
Author
Editor
Contributor
Summary
President Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) was one of the most esteemed individuals of the nineteenth century. His two-volume memoirs, sold door-to-door by former Union soldiers, have never gone out of print and were once as ubiquitous in American households as the Bible. Mark Twain, Gertrude Stein, Matthew Arnold, Henry James, and Edmund Wilson hailed these works as great literature, and presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush both credit Grant with influencing their own writing. Yet a judiciously annotated clarifying edition of these memoirs has never been produced until now. The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant is the first comprehensively annotated edition of Grant's memoirs, fully representing the great military leader's thoughts on his life and times through the end of the Civil War and his invaluable perspective on battlefield decision making. An introduction contextualizes Grant's life and significance, and lucid editorial commentary allows the president's voice and narrative to shine through. Compiled by the editors in the Ulysses S. Grant Association's Presidential Library, these selections enrich our understanding of the antebellum era, the Mexican War, and the Civil War. Grant provides insight into how rigorously these events tested America's democratic institutions and the cohesion of its social order. The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant preserves and extends a work of profound political, historical, and literary significance and serves as the gateway for modern readers of all backgrounds to an American classic.--
Language
eng
Work
Instance
Label
The personal memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant : the complete annotated edition
Title
The personal memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
Title remainder
the complete annotated edition
Statement of responsibility
edited by John F. Marszalek with David S. Nolen & Louie P. Gallo
Creator
Contributor
Author
Editor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
President Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) was one of the most esteemed individuals of the nineteenth century. His two-volume memoirs, sold door-to-door by former Union soldiers, have never gone out of print and were once as ubiquitous in American households as the Bible. Mark Twain, Gertrude Stein, Matthew Arnold, Henry James, and Edmund Wilson hailed these works as great literature, and presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush both credit Grant with influencing their own writing. Yet a judiciously annotated clarifying edition of these memoirs has never been produced until now. The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant is the first comprehensively annotated edition of Grant's memoirs, fully representing the great military leader's thoughts on his life and times through the end of the Civil War and his invaluable perspective on battlefield decision making. An introduction contextualizes Grant's life and significance, and lucid editorial commentary allows the president's voice and narrative to shine through. Compiled by the editors in the Ulysses S. Grant Association's Presidential Library, these selections enrich our understanding of the antebellum era, the Mexican War, and the Civil War. Grant provides insight into how rigorously these events tested America's democratic institutions and the cohesion of its social order. The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant preserves and extends a work of profound political, historical, and literary significance and serves as the gateway for modern readers of all backgrounds to an American classic.--
Assigning source
Provided by publisher
Biography type
autobiography
Cataloging source
MH/DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1822-1885,
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Grant, Ulysses S.
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
1939-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Marszalek, John F.
  • Nolen, David S.,
  • Gallo, Louie P.,
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Grant, Ulysses S.
  • United States
  • Grant, Ulysses S.
  • United States
  • American Civil War (1861-1865)
  • Mexican War (1846-1848)
  • Generals
  • Presidents
  • United States
  • United States
  • Mexican War, 1846-1848
  • Generals
  • Military campaigns
  • Presidents
  • United States
Label
The personal memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant : the complete annotated edition, edited by John F. Marszalek with David S. Nolen & Louie P. Gallo
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
982089254
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
xxviii, 784 pages
Isbn
9780674976290
Lccn
2017012584
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)982089254
Label
The personal memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant : the complete annotated edition, edited by John F. Marszalek with David S. Nolen & Louie P. Gallo
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
982089254
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
xxviii, 784 pages
Isbn
9780674976290
Lccn
2017012584
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)982089254

Subject

Genre

Library Locations

    • Miller LibraryBorrow it
      5100 Mayflower Hill, Waterville, ME, 04901, US
      44.564107 -69.663239

Library Links

Structured data from the Bibframe namespace is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License by Colby College Libraries. Additional terms may apply to data associated with third party namespaces.