Grant
"Ulysses S. Grant's life has typically been misunderstood. All too often he is caricatured as a chronic loser and inept businessman, or as the triumphant but brutal Union general of the Civil War. But these stereotypes don't come close to capturing him, as Ron Chernow shows in his mas...
| Main Author: | Chernow, Ron (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Penguin Press,
2017.
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| Online Access: |
Go to Downloadable eBook Here. |
| Summary: |
"Ulysses S. Grant's life has typically been misunderstood. All too often he is caricatured as a chronic loser and inept businessman, or as the triumphant but brutal Union general of the Civil War. But these stereotypes don't come close to capturing him, as Ron Chernow shows in his masterful biography, the first to provide a complete understanding of the general and president whose fortunes rose and fell with dizzying speed and frequency."--Book jacket. |
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| Physical Description: |
xxiii, 1074 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 1021-1031) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781594204876 159420487X |
| Author Notes: |
In the book The House of Morgan, winner of the National Book Award in 1990, Chernow outlines the extraordinary path of J.P. Morgan's empire and its influence on the American banking industry. Chernow is also the author of Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, which chronicles the life and times of the richest man in the United States in the early 1900s. His other work includes The Warburgs, The Death of a Banker, Alexander Hamilton, Washington: A Life, and Grant. Chernow is regular guest on the National Public Radio programs Fresh Air with Terry Gross and All Things Considered. (Bowker Author Biography) |