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Readers of
Ulysses S. Grant: A Photographic History travel alongside Grant through the Civil War and his two terms as president, on his unusual two-year journey around the world, and to his final days on Mount McGregor. The sheer volume of exposure shows the toll of duty, war, and command.
List of contents
- Contents
- Foreword by Frank J. Williams
- Preface
- A Reader’s Guide
- A Short Biography of Ulysses S. Grant
- 1. West Point to Major General, 1843–1864
- 2. Lieutenant General, 1864–1866
- 3. General of the Army, 1866–1869
- 4. President of the United States, 1869–1877
- 5. Trip around the World, 1877–1879
- 6. The Final Years, 1879–1885
- 7. The Grant Family
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
About the author
James Bultema is the vice president of the board of directors of the Ulysses S. Grant Association. His collection of images, the Bultema-Williams Collection of Ulysses S. Grant Photographs and Prints, is now housed at the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library at Mississippi State University. He is the author of several books on policing, including
The Protectors: A Photographic History of Police Departments in the U.S.
Summary
Readers of Ulysses S. Grant: A Photographic History travel alongside Grant through the Civil War and his two terms as president, on his unusual two-year journey around the world, and to his final days on Mount McGregor. The sheer volume of exposure shows the toll of duty, war, and command.
