"Grant at 200: Reconsidering the Life and Legacy of Ulysses S. Grant celebrates the bicentennial of the birth of a man whose towering impact on American history has often been overshadowed and even ignored. This collection of essays by some of today's best Grant scholars offers fresh perspectives on Grant's military career and presidency, as well as underexplored personal topics including his faith and family life"-- Provided by publisher.

Epigram / Colin Powell -- Ulysses S. Grant at 200 / Frank J. Williams -- The Myth of Grant's Silence / Chris Mackowski -- U.S. Grant : The Reluctant Cadet at West Point / John F. Marszalek -- All In the Family : Ulysses and Julia Grant's Relationships with Their In-Laws / Nicholas W. Sacco -- Familiar Strangers, Unknown Kin : Sharing the Shadow of the General / Ulysses Grant Dietz -- Ulysses S. Grant and the Art of War / Timothy B. Smith -- "U.S. Grant and the Surrender at Appomattox" / Joan Waugh -- Ulysses S. Grant : Politician / Charles W. Calhoun -- Ulysses S. Grant and Civil Rights / Alvin S. Felzenberg -- The United States on the World Stage : Foreign Policy during the Grant Administration / Ryan P. Semmes -- Grant Reconsidered / Frank Scaturro -- Son of Methodism / Ronald C. White -- A Compensating Generosity / Ben Kemp -- Being Grant : A Perspective from the Inside Out / Curt Fields -- A Union Hero's Trajectory : The Fall and Rise of U.S. Grant / Gary W. Gallagher.

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