Topic: Ulysses S. Grant
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Reader recommendation: Eisenhower in War and Peace
Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
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Ike's Bluff
Writer Evan Thomas's perceptive analysis of the 34th president shows a shrewd operator who played his cards close to the vest.
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The Man Who Saved the Union
H.W. Brand's biography of America's sometimes overlooked 18th president is a good read for history buffs or anyone who enjoys a life story well-told.
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Decoder Wire Would David Petraeus say yes to Mitt Romney? Why that's a long shot.
Why Mitt Romney would court the CIA chief and war hero as his pick for running mate is clear. But David Petraeus has said he 'will never be' a politician. 'No way, no how.'
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'Shiloh 1862' and 'The Long Road to Antietam'
Writer Winston Groom illuminates the personal side of a battle in 'Shiloh,' while Richard Slotkin's 'Antietam' is an eye-opening view of an engagement and a war.
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Where They Stand
When it comes to picking presidents, voters may do as well as academics.
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House holds Eric Holder in contempt: What happens to him now? (+video)
Republicans say Attorney General Eric Holder is withholding documents that could show a coverup. Democrats say the investigation is a witch hunt. The outcome? Likely, more delay.
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Decoder Wire George W. Bush presidential portrait is unveiled. Who paid for it? (+video)
Though no longer the 'haphazard affair' it once was, the process of creating a presidential portrait like George W. Bush's is not an easy process. But taxpayers don't pick up the tab.
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A Disposition to Be Rich
The author's great-grandfather was the Bernie Madoff of his age – a Ponzi schemer and con man who cheated a US president and kidnapped his own son.
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Chapter & Verse Lincoln's close call with electoral defeat
'Decided on the Battlefield' by David Alan Johnson tells how Abraham Lincoln nearly lost it all.
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Eisenhower in War and Peace
Jean Edward's Smith's new biography obliterates earlier arguments that Eisenhower’s was a dull, torpid presidency.
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15 best nonfiction books of 2011: CSMonitor picks
They'll take you from Mount Hebron to Silicon Valley. These are the 15 nonfiction titles that Monitor book reviewers found to be the most outstanding of 2011.
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Bill O'Reilly's 'Killing Lincoln' continues to stir controversy
Citing errors, some Lincoln-related historic sites are refusing to carry the book, although O'Reilly accuses critics of nitpicking.
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Bill O'Reilly's "Killing Lincoln" is "Lincoln Lite"
Bill O'Reilly's thriller, "Killing Lincoln," gives us a Lincoln cleansed of all controversy and complexity.
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Grant’s Final Victory
Charles Bracelen Flood offers a fascinating coda to a remarkable life in this brisk, well-told history of the final months and days of Ulysses S. Grant.
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Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
Candice Millard’s account of President James Garfield’s assassination brings back to roaring life a tragic but irresistible historical period.
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The one truly great – and truly humble – presidential memoir
Ulysses S. Grant may not be remembered as our best president, but his memoir is often cited as the best of all presidential writings.
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In Pictures: Presidential transport
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A World on Fire: Britain's Crucial Role in the American Civil War, by Amanda Foreman
It's called the American Civil War, but it was much more British than most people think.
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US Mint to issue $1 Grant coin. Meh. His spouse's coin? Wow!
US Mint's series of $1 presidential coins have lost value with the dollar's slide. But the US Mint's presidential spouse coins, made of gold, have doubled in value.
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Opinion: On its 150th anniversary, US Civil War matters more than ever
The conflict between North and South stands as one of the only civil wars in human history that did not end in monarchy or dictatorship. Its lessons hold enduring value for the modern struggle to defend liberal democratic principles without compromising them in times of existential crisis.
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Special interests aim to pile onto tax-cut deal, to retain tax credits
Wind power firms, makers of energy-efficient windows, duck hunters, and other special interests are pushing Congress to save – or shelve – some 83 expiring tax credits.
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The Autobiography of Mark Twain
It’s worth wading through this massive tome to mine its nuggets of unalloyed Twain.
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In Pictures: Famous beards
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Opinion: McChrystal: What would Eisenhower have done?
Before President Obama ousted General McChrystal, he should have considered how Ike dealt with an incident involving legendary General George Patton during World War II.
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