U.S. Grant: American Hero, American Myth

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.

Author: Joan Waugh
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 08/01/2013
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.27h x 6.10w x 0.94d
ISBN13: 9781469609904
ISBN10: 1469609908
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Military
- Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads of State
- History | United States | Civil War Period (1850-1877)