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Zusatztext "The best [memoirs] of any general's since Caesar." —Mark Twain "A unique expression of the national character . . . [Grant] has conveyed the suspense which was felt by himself and his army and by all who believed in the Union cause. The reader finds himself . . . on edge to know how the Civil War is coming out." —Edmund Wilson “Perhaps the most revelatory autobiography of high command to exist in any language. . . . If there is a single contemporary document which explains ‘why the North won the Civil war!’ that abiding conundrum of American historical inquiry! it is the Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant. ” — John Keegan “Well observed! often humorous! invariably charming! penetrating and lucid . . . On every page! his narrative has the simple directness of the finest English prose! inspired by the King James Bible on which he had been raised. The overall effect is both intimate and majestic.” — The Guardian Informationen zum Autor Ulysses S. Grant Klappentext "The foremost military memoir in the English language, written in a clear, supple style . . . a masterpiece." -Ron Chernow, in Grant Faced with cancer and financial ruin, Ulysses S. Grant wrote his personal memoirs to secure his family's future-and won himself a unique place in American letters. Acclaimed by writers as diverse as Mark Twain and Gertrude Stein, Grant's memoirs demonstrate the intelligence, intense determination, and laconic modesty that made him the Union's foremost commander. Personal Memoirs is devoted almost entirely to his life as a soldier, tracing the trajectory of his extraordinary career from West Point cadet to general-in-chief of all Union armies. With their directness and clarity, his writings on war are without rival in American literature. This edition of Grant's Personal Memoirs includes an indispensable introduction and explanatory notes by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian James M. McPherson. Zusammenfassung Faced with cancer and financial ruin, the Civil War's greatest general and former president, Ulysses S Grant wrote his personal memoirs to secure his family's future. In doing so, he won himself a unique place in American letters. This title deals with his life as a soldier. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction by James M. McPherson Suggestions for Further Reading Maps and Illustrations Preface 1. Ancestry?Birth?Boyhood 2. West Point?Graduation 3. Army Life?Causes of the Mexican War?Camp Salubrity 4. Corpus Christi?Mexican Smuggling?Spanish Rule in Mexico?Supplying Transportation 5. Trip to Austin?Promotion to Full Second Lieutenant?Army of Occupation 6. Advance of the Army?Crossing the Colorado?The Rio Grande 7. The Mexican War?The Battle of Palo Alto?The Battle of Resaca de la Palma?Army of Invasion?General Taylor?Movement on Camargo 8. Advance on Monterey?The Black Fort?The Battle of Monterey?Surrender of the City 9. Political Intrigue?Buena Vista?Movement against Vera Cruz?Siege and Capture of Vera Cruz 10. March to Jalapa?Battle of Cerro Gordo?Perote?Puebla?Scott and Taylor 11. Advance on the City of Mexico?Battle of Contreras?Assault at Churubusco?Negotiations for Peace?Battle of Molino del Rey?Storming of Chapultepec?San Cosme?Evacuation of the City?Halls of the Montezumas 12. Promotion to First Lieutenant?Capture of the City of Mexico?The Army?Mexican Soldiers?Peace Negotiations 13. Treaty of Peace?Mexican Bull Fights?Regimental Quartermaster?Trip to Popcatapetl?Trip to the Caves of Mexico 14. Return of the Army?Marriage?Ordered to the Pacific Coast?Crossing the Isthmus?Arrival at San Francisco 15. San Francisco?Early California Experiences?Life on the Pacific Coast?Promoted Captain?Flush Times in California 16. Resignation?Private Life?Life at Galena?The Coming Crisis 17. Outbreak of the Rebellion?Presiding at a Union Me...
