The Personal Memoirs of Julia Dent Grant: (mrs. Ulysses S. Grant)
Julia Dent Grant wrote her reminiscences with the vivacity and charm she exhibited throughout her life, telling her story in the easy flow of an afternoon conversation with a close friend. Mrs. Grant was raised the pampered daughter of a Missouri planter, and she later remembered her girlhood as an idyll that she wished could have lasted.Many of the anecdotes she relates give fascinating glimpses into a very troubled period of American history. A dramatic reminiscence recounts the night that Lincoln was assassinated. Mrs. Grant insisted that she and her husband turn down an invitation to the theater in favor of returning home. It saved her hu…
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Weitere Autoren: Williams, Frank J. (Solist) / Simon, John Y. (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-8093-1443-0
- EAN: 9780809314430
- Produktnummer: 9401266
- Verlag: Southern Illinois Univ Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1988
- Seitenangabe: 376 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.4 cm x D2.7 cm 599 g
- Auflage: Anniversary and
- Gewicht: 599
Über den Autor
John Y. Simon has contributed more than 40 articles to scholarly journals and has written or edited four books in addition to the published volumes of the Grant Papers.
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