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Title: Let Us Have Peace: Ulysses S. Grant and the Politics of War and Reconstruction, 1861-1868 by Brooks D. Simpson ISBN: 0-8078-1966-2 Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Pr Pub. Date: October, 1991 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)
Rating: 5
Summary: An excellent book for the serious student of Reconstruction
Comment: As a person with some knowledge of the Civil War and Reconstruction, I found LET US HAVE PEACE extremely well written, very readable and highly informative. However, I do not believe that it is for the casual reader. The book deals with a very specific time and a very specific subject: Grant's transition from general to president. The author shows Grant's involvement in Recontruction and the peace process before the end of the war and during the Johnson administration. For example, I was unaware that Grant was secretary of war after the removal of Stanton and his role in the controvery over the Tenure in Office Act. The book gives an interesting view of Grant's role in the impeachment of President Johnson and shows the interworking of the relationship between Grant and other generals, espcially William T. Sherman. I found the chapter on the rise of Grant as a presidential candidate extremely interesting contradicitng the general consensu that he was an shoe in for the nomination.
The epilogue which is historiographic in nature was very helpful in terms of putting Simpson's thesis in context.
Once again, for the student who already has knowledge of the cast of characters and the interworkings of the politics of Reconstruction, this is a must read. It was also refreshing to read a book on Grant that avoids references to his drinking. As I recall there are three references in the entire book and they are well placed and put in proper context.
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Title: Ulysses S. Grant: Triumph Over Adversity, 1822-1865 by Brooks D. Simpson, Brooks D. Simpson ISBN: 0395659949 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 21 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: President Grant Reconsidered by Frank J. Scaturro, Frank, J. Scaturro ISBN: 1568331320 Publisher: Madison Books Pub. Date: November, 1999 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Reconstruction Presidents by Brooks D. Simpson ISBN: 0700608966 Publisher: Univ Pr of Kansas Pub. Date: July, 1998 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: We Are Lincoln Men : Abraham Lincoln and His Friends by David Herbert Donald ISBN: 0743254686 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Washington's Crossing (Pivotal Moments in American History) by David Hackett Fischer ISBN: 0195170342 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: February, 2004 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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