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Ulysses Grant
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Ulysses Grant
Review historical significance of Grant's biography by Geoffrey Perret. Grant's mental makeup & leadership qualities; his inadequacies.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages) |
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2001
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"This essay reviews Geoffrey Perret's biography of Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885). The book's historical significance lies in its explanations of Grant's role in the major events in which he was a significant participant, as the architect and leader of decisive Union victories in the West, the leadership he provided to the hitherto relatively ineffective Army of the Potomac as it defeated Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia during the final year of the Civil War, Grant's ambiguous position during the presidency of Andrew Johnson and his own somewhat lackluster presidency (1868-1876).The book is organized chronologically, beginning with Grant's humble origins on the Middle Western frontier, his education at West Point, his early development as a young army..."
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"Ulysses Grant" 15 January 2012. Web. 11 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Ulysses-Grant/10631>
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