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Let Us Have Peace - (Civil War America) by Brooks D Simpson (Paperback)

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  • Historians have traditionally drawn distinctions between Ulysses S. Grant's military and political careers.
  • About the Author: Brooks D. Simpson is professor of history and humanities at Arizona StateUniversity and the author of several books, including Ulysses S. Grant: Triumph Over Adversity, and coeditor of Sherman's Civil War.
  • 359 Pages
  • Biography + Autobiography, Presidents & Heads of State
  • Series Name: Civil War America

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About the Book



Let Us Have Peace: Ulysses S. Grant and the Politics of War and Reconstruction, 1861-1868



Book Synopsis



Historians have traditionally drawn distinctions between Ulysses S. Grant's military and political careers. In Let Us Have Peace, Brooks Simpson questions such distinctions and offers a new understanding of this often enigmatic leader. He argues that during the 1860s Grant was both soldier and politician, for military and civil policy were inevitably intertwined during the Civil War and Reconstruction era. According to Simpson, Grant instinctively understood that war was 'politics by other means.' Moreover, he realized that civil wars presented special challenges: reconciliation, not conquest, was the Union's ultimate goal. And in peace, Grant sought to secure what had been won in war, stepping in to assume a more active role in policymaking when the intransigence of white Southerners and the obstructionist behavior of President Andrew Johnson threatened to spoil the fruits of Northern victory.



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Historians have traditionally drawn distinctions between Ulysses S. Grant's military an political careers. In 'Let Us Have Peace, ' Brooks Simpson questions such distinctions and offers a new understanding of this often enigmatic leader.



Review Quotes




It stands as essential reading for all those interested in that pivotal era.

Eric Foner, Columbia University

Other historians have touched on this aspect of Grant's career, but Simpson's work surpasses them all.

"Choice"

"It stands as essential reading for all those interested in that pivotal era.

Eric Foner, Columbia University"

"Other historians have touched on this aspect of Grant's career, but Simpson's work surpasses them all.

"Choice""

Deserves to take a well-merited place in Civil War and Reconstruction literature. It is a fine work of scholarship.

"Journal of Southern History"



About the Author



Brooks D. Simpson is professor of history and humanities at Arizona State
University and the author of several books, including Ulysses S. Grant:
Triumph Over Adversity
, and coeditor of Sherman's Civil War.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.28 Inches (H) x 6.11 Inches (W) x 1.04 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.22 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 359
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Sub-Genre: Presidents & Heads of State
Series Title: Civil War America
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Brooks D Simpson
Language: English
Street Date: February 26, 1997
TCIN: 88971568
UPC: 9780807846292
Item Number (DPCI): 247-56-3213
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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