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The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, Volume 25
$60.00Ulysses S. Grant faced numerous political challenges during 1874. In the south, the Republican party steadily receded from power. As the year opened, Grant conceded Texas to the Democrats, counseling…
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The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, Volume 26
$60.00Pressured in 1875 to declare himself for or against a third term as president, Ulysses S. Grant found it equally difficult to decide what he wanted and to explain himself…
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The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, Volume 27
$60.00On May 10, 1876, Ulysses S. Grant pulled a lever to start the mighty 1,400-horsepower Corliss Steam Engine, powering acres of machinery for the nation’s Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. Grant…
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The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, Volume 28
$60.00In his eighth and final annual message to Congress, Ulysses S. Grant reminded the nation that it was his “fortune or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief…
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The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, Volume 3
$60.00Grant’s career in the closing months of 1861 has been obscured by the success which came to him on the battlefield early in the following year, beginning with the victory…
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The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, Volume 4
$60.00Grant’s trials and tribulations as a general after his victory at Fort Donelson is the scope of this 88-day period.The end of the Confederate power in western Kentucky and Tennessee…
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The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, Volume 5
$60.00Covering the period of Shiloh to the prelude to Vicksburg, Volume 5 of this distinguished series converges on the many dramatic changes taking place in Grant’s military career.The bloody two-day…
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The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, Volume 6
$60.00In the period covered by Volume 6 of this distinguished series, Grant again drove deep into the Confederacy, displaying an instinct for the offensive lacking in other chief commanders. But…
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The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, Volume 7
$60.00Volume 7 documents Grant’s winter of discontent. In late December, his Mississippi Central campaign, an overland drive toward Vicksburg, was fatally disrupted by Confederate cavalry raids. Forced to withdraw northward,…
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The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, Volume 8
$60.00Following the 1862–63 winter of discontent, Grant suddenly launched a brilliant campaign against Vicksburg which ultimately bisected the Confederacy. A long campaign, which had begun in November 1862,with an advance…
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The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, Volume 9
$60.00When Vicksburg fell, Washington promoted Grant to major general in the U.S. Army, which meant that Grant, already a major general of volunteers, would retain his rank after the war….
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The Plays of David Garrick, Volume 1
$55.00David Garrick’s accomplishments as an actor, manager, and theatrical innovator brought him great fame and fortune, and his ideas influenced not only his own age but succeeding ages as well….
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