The Captain Departs

Ulysses S. Grant's Last Campaign

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Author:

Pitkin, Thomas M.

Contribution by:

Simon, John Y.

Foreword by:

Simon, John Y.

ISBN:

978-0-8093-2976-2

Publication Date:

Mar 2010

Publisher:

Southern Illinois University Press

Book Format:

Paperback

List Price:

USD $17.95

Book Description:

Early in 1885 Americans learned that General Grant was writing his Memoirs in a desperate race for time against an incurable cancer. Not generally known was the General's precarious personal finances, made so by imprudent investments, and his gallant effort to provide for his family by his writing. For six months newspaper readers followed the dramatic contest, and the hearts of Americans were touched by the General's last battle.

Book Details

Pages:	186
Detailed Subjects:	Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & Heads Of State
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):	5.25 x 8.25 x 0.6 Inches
Book Weight:	0.44 Pounds

Author Biography

Pitkin, Thomas M. (Author)

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S. Grant, which comprised of thousands of documents and annotations, and set a new standard for the organization of historical documents.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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