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Ulysses S. Grant: Memoirs & Selected Letters (LOA #50)
Ulysses S. Grant
出版
Library of America
, 1990-10-01
主題
Biography & Autobiography / Military
History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Literary Collections / American / General
ISBN
0940450585
9780940450585
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=4IdgBaZRr9MC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
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.
LIBRARY OF AMERICA
is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation’s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America’s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.