U. S. Grant: American Hero, American Myth

by Joan Waugh

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807833177
• ISBN13: 9780807833179
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.3"