Bibliograph

U.S. Grant, American hero, American myth, Joan Waugh

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U.S. Grant, American hero, American myth, Joan Waugh

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-358) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

resource.governmentPublication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

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illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

U.S. Grant

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

317929504

Responsibility statement

Joan Waugh

Series statement

Civil War America

Sub title

American hero, American myth

Summary

Most Americans today are unaware of how revered Grant was in his lifetime. Joan Waugh uncovers the reasons behind the rise and fall of his renown, underscoring as well the fluctuating memory of the Civil War itself

Table Of Contents

Youth -- The magnanimous general -- A great soldier might be a baby politician -- The most famous living American -- Historian of the Union cause -- Pageantry of woe: the funeral of U.S. Grant -- The nation's greatest hero should rest in the nation's greatest city -- Who's [really] buried in Grant's tomb?

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