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Grant’s Tomb

The Epic Death of Ulysses S. Grant and the Making of an American Pantheon

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Grant’s Tomb

De: Louis L. Picone
Narrado por: Robert Fass
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The final resting place of Ulysses S. Grant, the victorious general in the Civil War and the 18th president of the United States, is a colossal neoclassical tomb located in the most dynamic city in the country. It is larger than the final resting place of any other president or any other person in America. Since its creation, the popularity and condition of this monument have reflected not only Grant's legacy in the public mind but also the state of New York City and of the Union.

In this fascinating, deeply researched book, presidential historian Louis L. Picone recounts the full story. He begins with Grant's heroic final battle during the last year of his life, to complete his memoirs in order to secure his family's financial future while contending with painful, incurable cancer. Grant accomplished this just days before his death, and his memoirs, published by Mark Twain, became a best seller. Picone narrates 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 12 years, and the vicissitudes of its afterlife in the history of the nation up to recent times.

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There is information in this story that I have never known, a must read. Things in history we all learn.

Grant’s Tomb

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Let’s hope this book helps to ensure it never falls into the state it did in the late 20th century. He certainly deserved better than that.

Great history of Grant’s Tomb

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Grant's Tomb is a fascinating book about a previously unexplored part of our history. As President Grant is being reexamined as a president, his resting place deserves to be preserved and it's interesting story deserves to be told. This is a great book for any history buff

a Fantastic Book and great audio book

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I thoroughly enjoyed this work and appreciate how it shed light on the memory of General Grant. I wish, though, that the author could have explored deeper into the reasons that the NPS refused to care for the property. Why did they let it get so bad? Inquiring minds want to know….

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