Ulysses S. Grant: Memoirs and Selected Letters - Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant · Selected Letters 1839-1865 (The Library Of America #50)

Grant, Ulysses S.; McFeely, Mary Drake (Ed.); McFeely, William S. (Ed.)

ISBN 10: 0940450585 / ISBN 13: 9780940450585

Edité par The Library of America, U.S.A., 1990

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NF / VG+. Stated 8th Printing of the 1990 LOA edition thus, a special copy with gilt top edge, artistically rendered pastedowns and endpapers, and unpriced DJ; edited, with notes, by Mary Drake McFeely and William S. McFeely. Book is straight, square, tightly and evenly bound and free of gutter creasing, markings and blemishes; gilding to top edge is solid and unmarked. Small chip and bumping to DJ top rear corner and adjoining top edge the only visible flaw, Cover and unclipped Dust Jacket are clean and bright, with otherwise sharp corners and joints, otherwise straight edges, heads, tails, spine / backstrip, and hinges, boldly legible lettering and crisply distinct design and Author image. (Please see Seller images.) ISBN 0940450585. ShiroBooks, independent bookseller, takes pride in accurate descriptions, careful wrapping and safe shipping. ADDITIONAL CHARGE (DUE TO APPROX 2.25# SHIPPING WEIGHT) WILL APPLY IF SHIPPED OUTSIDE CONTINENTAL US; CONTACT SHIROBOOKS PRIOR TO ORDERING or for more information, details or photos.

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• Titre: Ulysses S. Grant: Memoirs and Selected Letters - Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant · Selected Letters 1839-1865 (The Library Of America #50)
• Éditeur: The Library of America, U.S.A.
• Date de parution: 1990
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0940450585
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780940450585
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• Impression: 5th or later Printin
• État de l'article: Near Fine
• État de la jaquette: Very Good Plus
• Poids: 2,25 livres

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Twenty years after Appomattox, stricken by cancer and facing financial ruin, Ulysses S. Grant wrote his Personal Memoirs to secure his family’s future. in doing so, the Civil War’s greatest general won himself a unique place in American letters. His character, intelligence, sense of purpose, and simple compassion are evident throughout this vivid and deeply moving account, which has been acclaimed by readers as diverse asMark Twain, Matthew Arnold, Gertrude Stein, and Edmund Wilson. Annotated and complete with detailed maps, battle plans, and facsimiles reproduced from the original edition, this volume offers an unparalleled vantage on the most terrible, moving, and inexhaustibly fascinating event in American history. included are 174 letters, many of them to his wife, Julia, which offer an intimate view of their affectionate and enduring marriage.

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