U. S. Grant : American Hero, American Myth /

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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 preside...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Waugh, Joan
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2009.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Grant, Ulysses S. > (Ulysses Simpson), > 1822-1885
Grant, Ulysses S. > (Ulysses Simpson), > 1822-1885.
Grant, Ulysses S. > (Ulysses Simpson), > 1822-1885 > Public opinion.
Grant, Ulysses S. > (Ulysses Simpson), > 1822-1885 > Influence.
United States. > Army.
États-Unis. > Army > Biographies.
United States. > Army > Biography.
Public opinion.
Presidents.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Generals.
Collective memory.
HISTORY > State & Local > General.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
Opinion publique > États-Unis.
Memoire collective > États-Unis.
Generaux > États-Unis > Biographies.
Public opinion > United States.
Collective memory > United States.
Generals > United States > Biography.
Presidents > United States > Biography.
United States.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Secession) > Opinion publique.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Public opinion.
Biographies.
History.
Biography
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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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