U.S. Grant : American hero, American myth
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Published
Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2009.
Physical Desc
373 pages : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Status
Moab Library - Adult Biography
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LC Subjects
Collective memory -- United States.
Generals -- United States -- Biography.
Grant, Ulysses S. -- (Ulysses Simpson), -- 1822-1885 -- Influence.
Grant, Ulysses S. -- (Ulysses Simpson), -- 1822-1885 -- Public opinion.
Grant, Ulysses S. -- (Ulysses Simpson), -- 1822-1885.
Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
Public opinion -- United States.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Public opinion.
United States. -- Army -- Biography.
Generals -- United States -- Biography.
Grant, Ulysses S. -- (Ulysses Simpson), -- 1822-1885 -- Influence.
Grant, Ulysses S. -- (Ulysses Simpson), -- 1822-1885 -- Public opinion.
Grant, Ulysses S. -- (Ulysses Simpson), -- 1822-1885.
Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
Public opinion -- United States.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Public opinion.
United States. -- Army -- Biography.
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Published
Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2009.
Format
Book
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-358) and index.
Description
At the time of his death, Ulysses S. Grant was the most famous person in America, considered by most citizens to be equal in stature to George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Yet today his monuments are rarely visited, his military reputation is overshadowed by that of Robert E. Lee, and his presidency is permanently mired at the bottom of historical rankings. In an insightful blend of biography and cultural history, Joan Waugh traces Grant's shifting national and international reputation, illuminating the role of memory in our understanding of American history. She captures a sense of what led nineteenth-century Americans to overlook Grant's obvious faults and hold him up as a critically important symbol of national reconciliation and unity. Waugh further shows that Grant's reputation and place in public memory closely parallel the rise and fall of the northern version of the Civil War story — in which the United States was the clear, morally superior victor and Grant was the emblem of that victory. After the failure of Reconstruction, the dominant Union myths about the war gave way to a southern version that emphasized a more sentimental remembrance of the honor and courage of both sides and ennobled the "Lost Cause." By the 1920s, Grant's reputation had plummeted. Most Americans today are unaware of how revered Grant was in his lifetime. Joan Waugh uncovers the reasons behind the rise and fall of his renown, underscoring as well the fluctuating memory of the Civil War itself.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Waugh, J. (2009). U.S. Grant: American hero, American myth . University of North Carolina Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Waugh, Joan. 2009. U.S. Grant: American Hero, American Myth. University of North Carolina Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Waugh, Joan. U.S. Grant: American Hero, American Myth University of North Carolina Press, 2009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Waugh, Joan. U.S. Grant: American Hero, American Myth University of North Carolina Press, 2009.
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