Bibliograph

The annotated memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant, edited with an introduction by Elizabeth D. Samet

Type

Label

The annotated memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant, edited with an introduction by Elizabeth D. Samet

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The annotated memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

21802695

Responsibility statement

edited with an introduction by Elizabeth D. Samet

Summary

One hundred and thirty-three years after its 1885 publication by Mark Twain, Elizabeth Samet has annotated this lavish edition of Grant’s landmark memoir, and expands the Civil War backdrop against which this monumental American life is typically read. No previous edition combines such a sweep of historical and cultural contexts with the literary authority that Samet, an English professor obsessed with Grant for decades, brings to the table. Whether exploring novels Grant read at West Point or presenting majestic images culled from archives, Samet curates a richly annotated, highly collectible edition that will fascinate Civil War buffs. The edition also breaks new ground in its attack on the “Lost Cause” revisionism that still distorts our national conversation about the legacy of the Civil War

Target audience

general

Classification