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Ulysses S. Grant : triumph over adversity, 1822-1865 / Brooks D. Simpson.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Simpson, Brooks D., author.
Series:
Military Classics Series
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885.
Grant, Ulysses S.
United States. Army--Biography.
United States.
Generals--United States--Biography.
Generals.
Presidents--United States--Biography.
Presidents.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (560 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Minneapolis, Minnesota : Zenith Press, an imprint of Quarto Publishing Group USA Incorporated, 2014.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
In this readable, compelling, and definitive book, Brooks D. Simpson profiles Ulysses S. Grant and his multifaceted personality during his early years through the end of his successful tenure during the U.S. Civil War.
Contents:
""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Contents""; ""Maps""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""1 “My Ulysses�""; ""2 The Dashing Lieutenant""; ""3 A Man on Fire""; ""4 Forsaken""; ""5 Hardscrabble""; ""6 Off to War""; ""7 What I Want Is to Advance""; ""8 Under a Cloud""; ""9 Enemies Front and Rear""; ""10 Struggle and Scrutiny""; ""11 Triumph at Vicksburg""; ""12 The Heights of Chattanooga""; ""13 The Top Spot""; ""14 Planning the Grand Offensive""; ""15 No Turning Back""; ""16 A Very Tedious Job""; ""17 Summer of Discontent""; ""18 Celebrations and Salutes""; ""19 Give Him No Peace""
""20 Ending the Matter""""21 Peace""; ""Afterword: Of Success, Fate, and Greatness""; ""Notes""; ""Index""; ""A.""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
Other Edition:
Reproduction of: Simpson, Brooks D. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c2000
ISBN:
9781627885461
1627885463
OCLC:
1402815660

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