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Grant's Tomb : the epic death of Ulysses S. Grant and the making of an American pantheon Cover Image Book Book

Grant's Tomb : the epic death of Ulysses S. Grant and the making of an American pantheon / Louis L. Picone.

Picone, Louis L., (author.).

Summary:

"... [N]arrates the national response to Grant's passing and how his tomb came to be: the intense competition to be the resting place for Grant's remains, the origins of the memorial and its design, the struggle to finance and build it over the course of twelve years, and the vicissitudes of its afterlife in the history of the nation up to recent times." -- From inside jacket flap.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781950691708
  • ISBN: 1950691705
  • Physical Description: xi, 322 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Arcade Publishing, 2021.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-304) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
General Grant is doomed -- It is all over -- Mother takes Riverside -- A colossal and memorable demonstration -- A sacred duty -- An American pantheon -- The humiliating spectacle -- Let us have peace -- Long-range good hands -- We have fights here too -- If the old guy were alive, he might have enjoyed it.

Search for related items by subject

Subject: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 > Death and burial.
General Grant National Memorial (New York, N.Y.) > History.
Memorials > New York (State) > New York.
Tombs > New York (State) > New York.
New York (State) > History.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Adams County Library System.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Gettysburg Library 973.82 PICONE (Text) 35740635746415 Nonfiction Available -

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