Grant at 200

Reconsidering the Life and Legacy of Ulysses S. Grant

Chris Mackowski, Frank J. Scaturro

• Publisher: Savas Beatie
• Year: 2024
• eBook ISBN: 9781611216158
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Military Biographies
• Index: Politics & International Relations

"An unmatched collection of brilliant, compelling, and insightful essays that convincingly establish Grant as . . . 'The Man Who Saved the Union.'" —General David Petraeus, U.S. Army (Ret.), former Commander of the Surge in Iraq, U.S. Central Command, and NATO/Forces in Afghanistan and former Director of the CIA, The NYMAS Review

Proceeds from this volume will go to support the Ulysses S. Grant Association and the Grant Monument Association.

Ulysses S. Grant stood at the center of the American Civil War maelstrom. The Ohio native answered his nation's call to service and finished the war as a lieutenant general in command of the U.S. Army. Four years later, he ascended to the presidency to better secure the peace he had helped win on the battlefield. Despite his major achievements in war and peace, political and sectional enemies battered his reputation. For nearly a century, his military and political career remained deeply misunderstood.

Since the Civil War centennial, however, Grant's reputation has blossomed into a full renaissance. His military record garners new respect and, more recently, an appreciation for his political career—particularly his strong advocacy for equal rights—is quickly catching up.

Throughout these decades, his personal memoirs marking him as a significant American "Man of Letters" have never gone out of print. Grant at 200: Reconsidering the Life and Legacy of Ulysses S. Grant celebrates the bicentennial of the birth of a man whose towering impact on American history has often been overshadowed and, in many cases, ignored. This collection of essays by some of today's leading Grant scholars offers fresh perspectives on Grant's military career and presidency, as well as underexplored personal topics such as his faith and family life.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedications
• FM
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Foreword Ulysses S. Grant at 200 Frank J. Williams
• Presidential Messages
• Message from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Introduction The Myth of Grant’s Silence Chris Mackowski
• Chapter One U.S. Grant: The Reluctant Cadet at West Point John F. Marszalek
• Chapter Two Son of Methodism Ronald C. White
• Chapter Three All in the Family: Ulysses and Julia Grant’s Relationship with Their In-Laws Nick Sacco
• Chapter Four Ulysses S. Grant and the Art of War Timothy B. Smith
• Chapter Five Moments of Contingency and the Rise of Grant Chris Mackowski
• Chapter Six U.S. Grant and the Surrender at Appomattox Joan Waugh
• Chapter Seven A Union Hero’s Trajectory: The Fall and Rise of U.S. Grant Gary W. Gallagher
• Chapter Eight Ulysses S. Grant: Politician Charles W. Calhoun
• Chapter Nine Ulysses S. Grant and Civil Rights Alvin S. Felzenberg
• Chapter Ten The United States on the World Stage: Foreign Policy During the Grant Administration Ryan P. Semmes
• Chapter Eleven President Grant Belongs in the Pantheon Frank J. Scaturro
• Chapter Twelve A Compensating Generosity Ben Kemp
• Chapter Thirteen Familiar Strangers, Unknown Kin: Sharing the Shadow of the General Ulysses Grant Dietz
• Chapter Fourteen Being Grant: A Perspective from the Inside Out Curt Fields
• Chapter Fifteen The Odyssey of Grant’s Tomb Through the Ages Frank J. Scaturro
• Epilogue U.S. Grant: An Appreciation Jack Kemp
• Contributors
• Proceeds from this volume will go to support the Ulysses S. Grant Association and the Grant Monument Association.