The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant v. 27; January 1-October 31, 1876
On 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 summed up a century of American progress by saying, Whilst proud of what we have done, we regret that we have not done more. Our achievements have been great enough however to make it easy for our people to acknowledge superior merit wheresoever found. That summer, Fourth of July celebrations coincided with early reports that Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer and his Seventh Cavalry had been wiped out by Sioux. Grant resisted the subsequent clamo…
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Weitere Autoren: Simon, John Y. (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-8093-2631-0
- EAN: 9780809326310
- Produktnummer: 1582197
- Verlag: Southern Illinois University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
- Seitenangabe: 544 S.
- Masse: H24.8 cm x B16.5 cm 1'188 g
- Auflage: 3 Revised edition
- Abbildungen: illustrations
- Gewicht: 1188
- Sonstiges: Undergraduate
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Published in chronological order, the Papers are prepared under the auspices of the Ulysses S. Grant Association, whose directors (2004) are: James A. Bultema, Sheldon S. Cohen, Michael J. Devine, Ulysses Grant Dietz, John Hope Franklin, John G. Griffiths, Harold Holzer, Ralph E. McCoy, Charles D. Platt, John Y. Simon, Carolyn A. Snyder, Merlin E. Sumner, Louise Taper, Curtis W. Tarr, Claire Ruestow Telecki, and Frank J. Williams. John Y. Simon is executive director of the Association. The editorial board consists of: Roger D. Bridges, Richard N. Current, Harold M. Hyman, Grady McWhiney, Mark E. Neely Jr., and Frank E. Vandiver.
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