The presidency of Ulysses S. Grant : preserving the Civil War's legacy / Paul Kahan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kahan, Paul, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presidents--United States--Biography.

Presidents.

United States--Politics and government--1869-1877.

United States.

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885.

Grant, Ulysses S.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (162 pages)

Place of Publication:

Yardley, Pennsylvania : Westholme Publishing, [2018]

Summary:

Kahan focuses on the unique cultural, economic, and political forces brought about by the Civil War and how Grant addressed them during his two terms as president.

Contents:

Introduction : "mistakes have been made"

"There are but two parties now, traitors and patriots"

"Whatever may be the orders of my superiors, and law, I will execute"

"A great soldier might be a baby politician"

"When I said 'let us have peace, ' I meant it"

"The man and the fanatic"

"Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions"

"The Northern mind ... runs away from the past"

Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781594166280

1594166285