The Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant: Preserving the Civil War's Legacy

by Paul Kahan

A Short History of the Politics of Reconstruction in a Changing America
On December 5, 1876, President Ulysses S. Grant transmitted his eighth and final message to Congress. In reviewing his tenure as president, Grant proclaimed, "Mistakes have been made," though he assured Congress, his administration's "failures have been errors of judgment, not of intent." Until recently, scholars have portrayed Grant as among the country's worst chief...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594162735
• ISBN13: 9781594162732
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Westholme Publishing
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"