Ebook {Epub PDF} Grant by Jean Edward Smith

 · The backdrop of reconstruction after the Civil War played a remarkable role in ushering in Jim Crowe Laws, so Grant’s oversight of that process seemed like a foundational piece to understand. While Jean Edward Smith’s book certainly. In this comprehensive biography, Jean Edward Smith reconciles these conflicting assessments of Grant's life. He argues convincingly that Grant is greatly underrated as a president. Following the turmoil of Andrew Johnson's administration, Grant guided the nation through the post-Civil War era, overseeing Reconstruction in the South and enforcing the freedoms of new African-American citizens/5().  · Jean Edward Smith was the John Marshall Professor of Political Science at Marshall University and professor emeritus at the University of Toronto after having served as professor of political economy there for thirty-five years. Smith also served as professor of 4/5.

In this comprehensive biography, Jean Edward Smith reconciles these conflicting assessments of Grant's life. He argues convincingly that Grant is greatly underrated as a president. Following the turmoil of Andrew Johnson's administration, Grant guided the nation through the post- Civil War era, overseeing Reconstruction of the South and. Grant|Jean Edward Smith, Healing Hands, Healing Words: Positive Suggestion And Loving Touch For Family And Friends|Ray Cullis, Screenings And Grit In Sewage-removal, Treatment And Disposal: Preliminary Report Pt. 1|John M Sidwick, The Meritocracy Myth|Robert K., Jr. Miller. Grant, by Jean Edward Smith (Simon and Schuster, ) is a well-written book about U. S. Grant, the man who led Union armies to victory in the Civil War, and who served two respectable terms as president of the United States afterward. It is a quicker read than its pages would suggest. (There are also over 70 pages of notes at the end, many of which are worth reading.).

"Grant" is Jean Edward Smith's biography of the eighteenth U.S. president. It was the finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Biography. Smith taught at the University of Toronto for 35 years before joining the faculty of Marshall University where he is Professor of Political Science. The most recent of his dozen books are. In this comprehensive biography, Jean Edward Smith reconciles these conflicting assessments of Grant's life, arguing that Grant is greatly underrated as a president. Following the turmoil of Andrew Johnson's administration, Grant guided the nation through the post-Civil War era, overseeing Reconstruction of the South and enforcing the freedoms of new African-American citizens. Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder, by Caroline Fraser (Metropolitan Books). A deeply researched and elegantly written portrait of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the Little House on the Prairie series, that describes how Wilder transformed her family’s story of poverty, failure and struggle into an uplifting tale of self-reliance, familial love and perseverance.