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  title info:
    non sort: The
    title: presidency of Ulysses S. Grant
  name:
    name part: Calhoun, Charles W. (Charles William)
    name part: 1948-
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  genre: biography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: ksu
    date issued: 2017
    copyright date: 2017
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: print
    extent: xiii, 721 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
  abstract: As controversial in politics as he was in the military, Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) was an embattled president, enormously popular with the American people, yet the target of unrelenting censure by political enemies. For the first time in almost a century, this book by the distinguished historian Charles W. Calhoun examines Grant's administration in depth, offering a fresh look at the 18th president's policies and actions during his two terms in office (1869-1877). Most biographers focus on Grant's military career, giving less attention to the significant and complex questions that marked his presidential terms. These concerns, the issues of politics and governance, are at the core of this book. As a political historian with a vast knowledge of nineteenth-century America and an extensive array of original sources at his command, Calhoun approaches Grant's presidency not as an incongruous or inconsequential sequel to his military career but instead as the polestar of American public life during a crucial decade in the nation's political development. He explores Grant's leadership style and traces his contributions to the office of president, including creating a White House staff, employing modern technology to promote the mobility of the presidency and developing strong ties with congressional leaders to enhance executive influence over legislation. The Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant provides a detailed discussion of the administration's endeavors in a variety of areas, including Reconstruction and civil rights, economic policy, the Peace Policy for Native Americans, foreign policy and civil service reform. It also offers a straightforward examination of the scandals associated with the period, highlighting the "embattled" nature of Grant's presidency and the deep antagonism that marked his relations with key critics such as Charles Sumner, Henry Adams and Benjamin Bristow. In sum, this book is a long overdue reevaluation of a pivotal presidency in America's politi…
  table of contents: Introduction : war in peace -- Prologue : a troubled nation -- 1. Political Apprenticeship -- 2. "Jugular Politics" -- 3. Grant Takes Command -- 4. Reconstruction: Consummation without Closure -- 5. Reconstructing the Nation's Finances -- 6. Brush with Disaster: The New York Gold Corner Conspiracy -- 7. Reconstructing American Foreign Policy -- 8. Revolt in Cuba -- 9. The Gate to the Caribbean Sea -- 10. The Battle of Santo Domingo -- 11. Launching the Peace Policy -- 12. Reform and Revolt -- 13. War at Home -- 14. Peace Abroad -- 15. Vindication -- 16. Second Term Woes -- 17. Crises Domestic and Foreign -- 18. Reconstruction under Siege -- 19. Sound Money, Crooked Whiskey -- 20. The President under Fire -- 21. Securing the Succession -- 22. Third Term Dreams -- Notes -- Bibliographical Essay -- Index.
  note: Charles W. Calhoun.
  note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
  subject:
    geographic code: n-us---
  subject:
    name:
      name part: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson)
      name part: 1822-1885
  subject:
    geographic: United States
    topic: Politics and government
    temporal: 1869-1877
  subject:
    topic: Presidents
    geographic: United States
    genre: Biography
  subject:
    topic: HISTORY / United States / 19th Century
  subject:
    topic: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State
  subject:
    topic: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Executive Branch
  classification: E671 .C25 2017
  classification: 973.8/2092 B
  related item:
    title info:
      title: American presidency series
  identifier: 9780700624843
  identifier: 0700624848
  identifier: 9780700624850
  identifier: 2017026679
  record info:
    record content source: DLC
    record creation date: 170601
    record change date: 20180214135022.0
    record identifier: in00003908401