U. S. Grant
American Hero, American Myth
Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877), Biography & Memoir, Political, Historical
| Author: | Joan Waugh | ISBN: | 9780807898710 |
| Publisher: | The University of North Carolina Press | Publication: | November 15, 2009 |
| Imprint: | The University of North Carolina Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Joan Waugh |
| ISBN: | 9780807898710 |
| Publisher: | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Publication: | November 15, 2009 |
| Imprint: | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Language: | English |
At the time of his death, Ulysses S. Grant was the most famous person in America, considered by most citizens to be equal in stature to George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Yet today his monuments are rarely visited, his military reputation is overshadowed by that of Robert E. Lee, and his presidency is permanently mired at the bottom of historical rankings. In U. S. Grant, Joan Waugh investigates Grant's place in public memory and the reasons behind the rise and fall of his renown, while simultaneously underscoring the fluctuating memory of the Civil War itself.
At the time of his death, Ulysses S. Grant was the most famous person in America, considered by most citizens to be equal in stature to George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Yet today his monuments are rarely visited, his military reputation is overshadowed by that of Robert E. Lee, and his presidency is permanently mired at the bottom of historical rankings. In U. S. Grant, Joan Waugh investigates Grant's place in public memory and the reasons behind the rise and fall of his renown, while simultaneously underscoring the fluctuating memory of the Civil War itself.
