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McFeely, William S.

Grant : a biography / - 1st ed. - New York : Norton, c1981. - xiii, 592 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 561-575.

Crowds and families -- Cadetship and courtship -- The Mexican War -- A soldier between wars -- Galena -- Escaping from the ordinary -- Warriors -- Battles -- Shiloh -- Vicksburg -- Chattanooga -- Washington and the wilderness -- Petersburg -- Peace -- "On to Mexico" -- After the war -- The rising man -- The president and his cabinet -- Original occupants of this land -- A Friday and a friend -- England and Santo Domingo -- Democracy -- Greatness -- Wedding and whiskey -- Waifs -- Around the world -- Grant & Ward -- To write a book : to be a man.

ISBN: 0393013723

LCCN: 80025279

Subjects--Personal Names:
Grant, Ulysses S. 1822-1885.
Grant, Ulysses Simpson, 1822-1885.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Presidents--United States--Biography.
Pr�esidents--�Etats-Unis--Biographies.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--History--Campaigns.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--Politics and government--1869-1877.
EE.UU.--Historia--Campa�nas y batallas.--Guerra civil, 1861 1865
EE.UU.--Pol�itica y gobierno--1869 1877.
�Etats-Unis--Histoire--Campagnes et batailles.--1861-1865 (Guerre de S�ecession)
�Etats-Unis--Politique et gouvernement--1869-1877.

LC Class. No.: E672 / .M15 1981

Dewey Class. No.: 973.8/2/0924 B