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Ulysses S Grant stood at the center of the American Civil War maelstrom The Ohio native answered his nations call to service and finished the war as a lieutenant general in command of the United States Army Four years later he ascended to the presidency to better secure the peace he had helped win on the battlefield Despite his major achievements in war and peace political and sectional enemies battered his reputation For nearly a century his military and political career remained deeply misunderstood

Since the Civil War centennial however Grants reputation has blossomed into a full renaissance His military record garners new respect and more recently an appreciation for his political careerparticularly his strong advocacy for equal rightsis quickly catching up

Throughout these decades his personal memoirs marking him as a significant American Man of Letters have never gone out of print Grant at 200 Reconsidering the Life and Legacy of Ulysses S Grant celebrates the bicentennial of the birth of a man whose towering impact on American history has often been overshadowed and in many cases ignored This collection of essays by some of todays leading Grant scholars offers fresh perspectives on Grants military career and presidency as well as underexplored personal topics such as his faith and family life