Joan Waugh

U. S. Grant (eBook, ePUB)

American Hero, American Myth

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

At the time of his death, Ulysses S. Grant was the most famous person in America, considered by most citizens to be equal in stature to George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Yet today his monuments are rarely visited, his military reputation is overshadowed by that of Robert E. Lee, and his presidency is permanently mired at the bottom of historical rankings. In U. S. Grant, Joan Waugh investigates Grant’s place in public memory and the reasons behind the rise and fall of his renown, while simultaneously underscoring the fluctuating memory of the Civil War itself.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: The University of North Carolina Press
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780807898710
• Artikelnr.: 49969607

Autorenporträt

Joan Waugh is professor of history at the University of California at Los Angeles. She is author or coeditor of three books, including Wars within a War: Controversy and Conflict over the American Civil War.