Ulysses S. Grant

Personal Memoirs (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

"One of the most unflinching studies of war in our literature." --William McFeeley Among the autobiographies of great military figures, Ulysses S. Grant's is certainly one of the finest, and it is arguably the most notable literary achievement of any American president: a lucid, compelling, and brutally honest chronicle of triumph and failure. From his frontier boyhood to his heroics in battle to the grinding poverty from which the Civil War ironically "rescued" him, these memoirs are a mesmerizing, deeply moving account of a brilliant man, told with great courage as he reflects on the fortunes that shaped his life and his character. Written under excruciating circumstances (as Grant was dying of throat cancer), encouraged and edited from its very inception by Mark Twain, it is a triumph of the art of autobiography. The books in the Modern Library War series have been chosen by series editor Caleb Carr according to the significance of their subject matter, their contribution to the field of military history, and their literary merit.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 704
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 1999
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781101157176
• Artikelnr.: 44646692

Autorenporträt

Ulysses S. Grant, commander in chief of the Union forces during the final years of the Civil War and eighteenth president of the United States, was born on April 27, 1822, and died on July 23, 1885, less than one week after completing work on this book. Caleb Carr is the bestselling author of the novels The Alienist and The Angel of Darkness, as well as a critically acclaimed biography of an American mercenary, The Devil Soldier. He writes frequently on military history for The New York Times and MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History, where he is a contributing editor.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction by James M. McPherson
Suggestions for Further Reading
Maps and Illustrations
Preface
1. AncestryBirthBoyhood
2. West PointGraduation
3. Army LifeCauses of the Mexican WarCamp Salubrity
4. Corpus ChristiMexican SmugglingSpanish Rule in MexicoSupplying Transportation
5. Trip to AustinPromotion to Full Second LieutenantArmy of Occupation
6. Advance of the ArmyCrossing the ColoradoThe Rio Grande
7. The Mexican WarThe Battle of Palo AltoThe Battle of Resaca de la PalmaArmy of InvasionGeneral TaylorMovement on Camargo
8. Advance on MontereyThe Black FortThe Battle of MontereySurrender of the City
9. Political IntrigueBuena VistaMovement against Vera CruzSiege and Capture of Vera Cruz
10. March to JalapaBattle of Cerro GordoPerotePueblaScott and Taylor
11. Advance on the City of MexicoBattle of ContrerasAssault at ChurubuscoNegotiations for PeaceBattle of Molino del ReyStorming of ChapultepecSan CosmeEvacuation of the CityHalls of the Montezumas
12. Promotion to First LieutenantCapture of the City of MexicoThe ArmyMexican SoldiersPeace Negotiations
13. Treaty of PeaceMexican Bull FightsRegimental QuartermasterTrip to PopcatapetlTrip to the Caves of Mexico
14. Return of the ArmyMarriageOrdered to the Pacific CoastCrossing the IsthmusArrival at San Francisco
15. San FranciscoEarly California ExperiencesLife on the Pacific CoastPromoted CaptainFlush Times in California
16. ResignationPrivate LifeLife at GalenaThe Coming Crisis
17. Outbreak of the RebellionPresiding at a Union MeetingMustering Officer of State TroopsLyon at Camp JacksonServices Tendered to the Government
18. Appointed Colonel of the 21st IllinoisPersonnel of the RegimentGeneral LoganMarch to MissouriMovement against Harris at Florida, MOGeneral Pope in CommandStationed at Mexico, MO
19. Commissioned Brigadier-GeneralCommand at Ironton, MOJefferson CityCape GirardeauGeneral PrentissSeizure of PaducahHeadquarters at Cairo
20. General Fremont in CommandMovement against BelmontBattle of BelmontA Narrow EscapeAfter the Battle
21. General Halleck in CommandCommanding the District of CairoMovement on Fort HenryCapture of Fort Henry
22. Investment of Fort DonelsonThe Naval OperationsAttack of the EnemyAssaulting the WorksSurrender of the Fort
23. Promoted Major-General of VolunteersUnoccupied TerritoryAdvance upon NashvilleSituation of the TroopsConfederate RetreatRelieved of the CommandRestored to the CommandGeneral Smith
24. The Army at Pittsburg LandingInjured by a FallThe Confederate Attack at ShilohThe First Day's Fight at ShilohGeneral ShermanCondition of the ArmyClose of the First Day's FightThe Second Day's FightRetreat and Defeat of the Confederates
25. Struck by a BulletPrecipitate Retreat of the ConfederatesIntrenchments at ShilohGeneral BuellGeneral JohnstonRemarks on Shiloh
26. Halleck Assumes Command in the FieldThe Advance upon CorinthOccupation of CorinthThe Army Separated
27. Headquarters Moved to MemphisOn the Road to MemphisEscaping JacksonComplaints and RequestsHalleck Appointed Commander-in-ChiefReturn to CorinthMovements of BraggSurrender of ClarksvilleThe Advance Upon ChattanoogaSheridan Colonel of a Michigan Regiment
28. Advance of Van Dorn and PricePrice Enters IukaBattle

Rezensionen

"The best [memoirs] of any general's since Caesar." Mark Twain

"A unique expression of the national character . . . [Grant] has conveyed the suspense which was felt by himself and his army and by all who believed in the Union cause. The reader finds himself . . . on edge to know how the Civil War is coming out." Edmund Wilson

Perhaps the most revelatory autobiography of high command to exist in any language. . . . If there is a single contemporary document which explains why the North won the Civil war, that abiding conundrum of American historical inquiry, it is the Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant. John Keegan

Well observed, often humorous, invariably charming, penetrating and lucid . . . On every page, his narrative has the simple directness of the finest English prose, inspired by the King James Bible on which he had been raised. The overall effect is both intimate and majestic. The Guardian