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The Maverick and the Machine
$22.50A reformer who was always colorful, provocative, and controversial, Dan Walker became a political maverick, taking on Mayor Richard J. Daley’s vaunted Chicago machine and the powerful incumbent Richard Ogilvie…
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The Missing Millionaire
$34.95In December 1919, Ambrose Small, the mercurial owner of the Grand Opera House in Toronto, closed a deal to sell his network of Ontario theatres, deposited a million-dollar cheque in…
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The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, Volume 10
$60.00In the winter of 1864 while Grant prepared for the inevitable spring campaign in Georgia, Congress revived the rank of lieutenant general for the purpose of giving it to its…
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The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, Volume 11
$60.00On June 2, 1864, Ulysses S. Grant postponed until the following morning an assault on Confederate lines near Cold Harbor planned for that afternoon because of delays in positioning troops….
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The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, Volume 12
$60.00This volume provides a panoramic view of the Civil War unavailable elsewhere.Grant continued the siege of General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia at Petersburg, but as summer ended,…
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The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, Volume 13
$60.00During the winter of 1864–65, the end of the Civil War neared as Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant maintained pressure against the dying Confederacy. Major General William T. Sherman ripped…
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The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, Volume 14
$60.00On March29, Grant opened the Appomattox campaign, informing Sheridan that “I now feel like ending the matter.”Despite pleas to cancel the offensive because of adverse weather, Grant pressed ahead. Sheridan…
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The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, Volume 15
$60.00This volume provides material that will allow a fresh evaluation of Grant’s activities following Appomattox.In April Grant commanded an army of more than 1,000,000 men maintained at enormous cost. Disbanding…
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The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, Volume 16
$60.00Ulysses S. Grant as symbol became as important in peace as he had been in war. The nation rewarded Grant with the rank of full general, the first U.S. officer…
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The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, Volume 17
$60.00Although Ulysses S. Grant is best remembered as Civil War commander and as president, documents included here demonstrate his importance in the intervening years. Grant interpreted Reconstruction as the means…
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The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, Volume 18
$60.00In spite of his public silence, Grant was caught in the dispute between Congress and President Andrew Johnson. His position became intolerable after Johnson publicly accused Grant of dishonesty.The same…