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04769aam a2200517Ii 4500 001 8BE687B06A0711EC9CB354F147ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240315010227 008 181214t20182017nyuabcf b 001 0beng d 020 $a 0143110632 020 $a 9780143110637 035 $a (OCoLC)1078951145 040 $a ONA $b eng $e rda $c ONA $d OCLCF $d HUO $d OCL $d OCLCO $d OCLCA $d OCLCQ $d OCLCA $d OCLCO $d OCL $d YDX $d FEM $d VVB $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 4 $a E672 $b .C47 2018 082 04 $a B $a B $2 23 084 $a BIO008000 $a HIS036050 $a BIO008000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Chernow, Ron, $e author. 245 10 $a Grant / $c Ron Chernow. 264 1 $a New York, New York : $b Penguin Books, $c 2018. 300 $a xxviii, 1074 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations, maps, portraits ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 1021-1031) and index. 505 0 $a Introduction: The Sphinx talks -- Part one: A life of struggle. Country bumpkin ; The darling young lieutenant ; Rough and ready ; The son of temperance ; Payday -- Part two: A life of war. The store clerk ; The quiet man ; Twin forts ; Dynamo ; A glittering lie ; Exodus ; Man of iron ; Citadel ; Deliverance ; Above the clouds ; Idol of the hour ; Ulysses the Silent ; Raging storm ; Heavens hung in black ; Caldron of hell ; Chew & choke ; Her satanic majesty ; Dirty boots ; A singular, indescribable vessel -- Part three: A life of peace. Soldierly good faith ; Swing around the circle ; Volcanic passion ; Trading places ; Spoils of war ; We are all Americans ; Sin against humanity ; The darkest blot ; A dance of blood ; Vindication ; A butchery of citizens ; The bravest battle ; Let no guilty man escape ; Saddest of the falls ; Redeemers -- Part four: A life of reflection. The wanderer ; Master spirit ; A miserable dirty reptile ; Taps. 520 $a Ulysses S. Grant's life has typically been misunderstood. He is often caricatured as a chronic loser and an inept businessman, or as the triumphant but brutal Union general of the Civil War. But these stereotypes don't capture the general and president whose fortunes rose and fell with dizzying speed and frequency. Before the Civil War, Grant was flailing. His business ventures had ended dismally, and despite distinguished service in the Mexican War he ended up resigning from the army in disgrace amid recurring accusations of drunkenness. But in war, Grant began to realize his remarkable potential, soaring through the ranks of the Union army, prevailing at the battle of Shiloh and in the Vicksburg campaign, and ultimately defeating the legendary Confederate general Robert E. Lee. Along the way, Grant endeared himself to President Lincoln and became his most trusted general and the strategic genius of the war effort. Grant's military fame translated into a two-term presidency, but one plagued by corruption scandals involving his closest staff members. But during his administration he sought freedom and justice for black Americans, working to crush the Ku Klux Klan and earning the admiration of Frederick Douglass, who called him "the vigilant, firm, impartial, and wise protector of my race." After his presidency, he brought low by a dashing young swindler on Wall Street, only to resuscitate his image by working with Mark Twain to publish his memoirs, which are recognized as a masterpiece of the genre. Ron Chernow finds the threads that bind these disparate stories together, shedding new light on the man whom Walt Whitman described as "nothing heroic ... and yet the greatest hero." 600 10 $a Grant, Ulysses S. $q (Ulysses Simpson), $d 1822-1885. 610 10 $a United States. $b Army $v Biography. 650 0 $a Presidents $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Generals $z United States $v Biography. 651 0 $a United States $x History $y Civil War, 1861-1865 $v Biography. 600 17 $a Grant, Ulysses S. $q (Ulysses Simpson), $d 1822-1885. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00061535 610 17 $a United States. $b Army. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00533532 650 7 $a Generals. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00939841 650 7 $a Presidents. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01075723 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 650 7 $a BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY $x Presidents & Heads of State. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a HISTORY $z United States $x Civil War Period (1850-1877) $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY $x Military. $2 bisacsh 648 7 $a 1861-1865 $2 fast 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919896 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 lcgft 941 $a 2 952 $l GFPE771 $d 20220806012537.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20220104015029.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8BE687B06A0711EC9CB354F147ECA4DB 994 $a Z0 $b LJWInitiate Another SILO Locator Search