General Grants Letters to a Friend 1861-1880 [Hardcover]

Ulysses S. Grant (Author), E. B. Washburne (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0404045987 | ISBN-13: 978-0404045982 | Publication Date: June 1997

This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 132 pages
• Publisher: Ams Pr Inc (June 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0404045987
• ISBN-13: 978-0404045982
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,526,667 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Outdated, March 14, 2004

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Candace Scott (Lake Arrowhead, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: General Grants Letters to a Friend 1861-1880 (Hardcover)

One wonders why this book was republished since it contains very little interesting information on General Grant. All of these letters are available in the multi-volume series, "The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant," published by Southern Illinoise University. The letters here are published with any editing, and for people unfamiliar with Grant, it will be very difficult to follow the people, places, and events described herein.

The book is still rated as above average, if only because Grant writes beautifully, and the letters show his droll, dry wit to perfection. But it would be a waste to purchase this volume, especially if you have access to the "Papers of USG" project.