The Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant (2) - Couverture rigide

Grant, Ulysses S.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1598181149 ISBN 13 : 9781598181142

Editeur : Alan Rodgers Books, 2006

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About Personal Memoirs Of U.S. Grant - Volume 2 by Ulysses S. Grant

The Personal Memoirs Of U.S. Grant is an autobiography by Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States, focused mainly on his military career during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War. Written as Grant was dying of cancer in 1885, the two-volume set was published by Mark Twain shortly after Grant's death. The Memoirs are divided into two volumes. The autobiography is unusual but not unique in that large sections of Grant's life (most notably, his childhood and his presidency) are given brief mention or not discussed at all. The focus of the book is Grant's military career—his service in the Mexican-American War and the Civil War. Grant's writing has been praised for its conciseness and clarity—a sharp contrast from contemporary Civil War memoirs, which tended to reflect the Victorian fondness for elaborate (and sometimes overblown) language. With regard to the Mexican–American War, Grant recorded his belief that it had been waged unjustly: Generally, the officers of the army were indifferent whether the annexation was consummated or not; but not so all of them. For myself, I was bitterly opposed to the measure, and to this day regard the war, which resulted, as one of the most unjust ever waged by a stronger against a weaker nation. It was an instance of a republic following the bad example of European monarchies, in not considering justice in their desire to acquire additional territory.

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À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Alan Rodgers Books
• Date d'édition: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1598181149
• ISBN 13: 9781598181142
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 352