The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, Volume 27 Vol. 27

January 1 - October 31 1876

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Editor:

Simon, John Y.

ISBN:

978-0-8093-2631-0

Publication Date:

Aug 2005

Publisher:

Southern Illinois University Press

Book Format:

Hardback

List Price:

AUD $85.00

Book Description:

This looks at events of 1876 - a trying year for the White House. The Seventh Cavalry was wiped out by the Sioux, and Ulysees Grant's peace process lay in tatters as a result. Scandals diverted Grant's attention from larger policy questions. A series of prosecutions culminated in the February trial of Orville Babcock, Grant's private secretary.

Book Details

Pages:	528
Detailed Subjects:	Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & Heads Of State Reference / General History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877) History / United States / 19Th Century
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):	16.51 x 24.13 x 4.318 cm
Book Weight:	0.955 Kilograms

Author Biography

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Civil War scholar John Y. Simon was born in Highland Park, Illinois on June 25, 1933. He received a B. A. from Swarthmore College and an M. A. and Ph.D. in history from Harvard University. He taught at Ohio State University before becoming a member of the Southern Illinois University history department in 1964. During his 34 years there, he taught courses on the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the history of Illinois.

He also wrote and edited numerous books about Lincoln, Grant, and the Civil War. Beginning in 1962, he started editing the papers of Ulysses S. Grant, which comprised of thousands of documents and annotations, and set a new standard for the organization of historical documents. In 2004, he received a Lincoln Prize for his work. He was nearing completion of this project when he died on July 8, 2008.

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