Memoirs and Selected Letters (Library of America, Vol. 50)

Grant, Ulysses S.; McFeely, Mary D. (editor); McFeely, William S. (editor)

ISBN 10: 0940450585 / ISBN 13: 9780940450585

Published by Library of America, The, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1990

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New York: Library of America, 1990. First edition, 8th printing. Blue cloth binding, 1199 pp. Silk ribbon marker. In cream, gilt-stamped slipcase. Fine in fine slipcase.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Memoirs and Selected Letters (Library of America, Vol. 50)
• Publisher: Library of America, The, New York, NY, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0940450585
• ISBN 13: 9780940450585
• Binding: Cloth
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biographies and Memoirs
  • United States History
  • Military History

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Synopsis

Twenty years after Appomattox, stricken by cancer and facing financial ruin, Ulysses S. Grant wrote his Personal Memoirs to secure his family's future. in doing so, the Civil War's greatest general won himself a unique place in American letters. His character, intelligence, sense of purpose, and simple compassion are evident throughout this vivid and deeply moving account, which has been acclaimed by readers as diverse asMark Twain, Matthew Arnold, Gertrude Stein, and Edmund Wilson. Annotated and complete with detailed maps, battle plans, and facsimiles reproduced from the original edition, this volume offers an unparalleled vantage on the most terrible, moving, and inexhaustibly fascinating event in American history. included are 174 letters, many of them to his wife, Julia, which offer an intimate view of their affectionate and enduring marriage.

LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.