Ulysses’s Odyssey: Ulysses S. Grant’s World Tour at the Dawn of American Empire (Picone/WH) costume the fast-paced and gracefully written

the fast-paced and gracefully written Flames Beyond Gettysburg is a welcomed and important addition to the Gettysburg literature

and answers the questions of why Vicksburg fell and what were the ultimate consequences of Grant’s victory

While Federal troops struggled to keep order and sustain a fragile peace

Harper was shot down twice and awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross

Their thoughts upon homecoming turned to immediate economic survival

Ulysses’s Odyssey: Ulysses S. Grant’s World Tour at the Dawn of American Empire (Picone/WH) costume the fast-paced and gracefully writtenby Louis L. Picone Chronicles Ulysses S. Grants transformative three year world tour, revealing his travels, encounters, and enduring legacy. In May 1877, Ulysses S. Grant, newly departed from two terms in the White House, embarked on an extraordinary three year journey that defined a pivotal moment in the Gilded Age. Driven by a lifelong passion for travel and unburdened by a fixed itinerary, Grant set out to explore the world, his wanderlust