"A fresh view of Ulysses S. Grant" Topic
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| Tango01 | 11 Oct 2016 9:53 p.m. PST |
"Ronald White's magisterial new biography, weighing in at over 800 pages, is the newest heavyweight champion in this movement. White doesn't explicitly say that Grant was a great president, but instead approvingly cites the favorable judgments of Frederick Douglass and Teddy Roosevelt. The latter, in fact, perhaps overexuberantly ranked Grant with Washington and Lincoln as leaders, ahead of Jefferson, Jackson, and Hamilton…."
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| KTravlos | 12 Oct 2016 10:00 a.m. PST |
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| John the Greater | 12 Oct 2016 10:29 a.m. PST |
I have a great admiration for Grant, but I would never rank his presidency up there with Washington and Lincoln. |
| Tango01 | 12 Oct 2016 10:57 a.m. PST |
Glad you like it my friend!. (smile)
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| Bill N | 12 Oct 2016 7:45 p.m. PST |
I usually say I'll withhold judgment until I've read it, or at least talked to someone I respect who has read it. In this case though I am going out on a limb and saying it is doubtful the author can convince me that Grant was a good president. |
| KTravlos | 13 Oct 2016 10:56 a.m. PST |
well the author makes the case that he was a good president from the point of view of african-americans. Which considering what came after his presidency is not that un-defensible an arguement to make. Obviously from the POV of other groups he could be terrible (white southerners did not like him, nor did white northern progressives). |
| donlowry | 13 Oct 2016 6:23 p.m. PST |
Nice colorized photo, but from what I've read his beard should have a bit more red in it. |
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