The Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant /

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"This is the 36th volume in the American Presidency Series; it covers the two-term (1868-1877) controversial presidency of Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885). While several biographies of Grant have appeared in recent years, there has been no scholarly work on Grant's presidency since the 1930s....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Calhoun, Charles W. (Charles William), 1948- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2017]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Grant, Ulysses S. > 1822-1885
Grant, Ulysses S. > (Ulysses Simpson), > 1822-1885.
Presidents.
Politics and government.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Executive Branch.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State.
HISTORY / United States / 19th Century.
Presidents > United States > Biography.
United States.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1869-1877.
United States > Politics and government > 1869-1877.
Biographies.
collective biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Introduction : war in peace
  • Prologue : a troubled nation
  • Political Apprenticeship
  • "Let Us Have Peace"
  • Grant Takes Command
  • Reconstruction : Consummation without Closure
  • Reconstructing the Nation's Finances
  • Brush with Disaster : The New York Gold Corner Conspiracy
  • Reconstructing American Foreign Policy
  • Revolt in Cuba
  • The Gate to the Caribbean Sea
  • The Battle of Santo Domingo
  • Launching the Peace Policy
  • Reform and Revolt
  • War at Home
  • Peace Abroad
  • Vindication
  • Second Term Woes
  • Crises Domestic and Foreign
  • Reconstruction under Siege
  • Sound Money, Crooked Whiskey
  • The President under Fire
  • Securing the Succession
  • Third Term Dreams
  • Coda : Rendering "The Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant".

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