McFeely, William S., 1930-

Grant : a biography - xiii, 592 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

"First published as a Norton paperback, 1982."



Crowds and families -- Cadetship and courtship -- The Mexican War -- A soldier between wars -- Galena -- Escaping from the ordinary -- Warriors -- Battles -- Shiloh -- Vicksburg -- Chattanooga -- Washington and the Wilderness -- Petersburg -- Peace -- "On the Mexico" -- After the war -- The rising man -- The president and his cabinet -- Original occupants of this land -- A Friday and a friend -- England and Santo Domingo -- Democracy -- Greatness -- Wedding and whiskey -- Waifs -- Around the world -- Grant & Ward -- To write a book: to be a man

Chronicles the life of Ulysses S. Grant, the Ohioan who became the leader of the Union Army and later the president

9780393300468 paperback




Grant, Ulysses S. 1822-1885


Presidents--United States--Biography


United States--History--Campaigns--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--Politics and government--1869-1877

E672 / .M15 1982