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From his boyhood in Ohio to his graduation from West Point, and then through detailed accounts of his service in the Mexican-American War, the Civil War, and his presidency, Grant gives a full report of his life and career in this remarkable firsthand account. Completed in the last year of his life, 1885, as Grant battled throat cancer and poverty, the "Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant" was published by Mark Twain shortly after Grant's dea...

Excerpt from General U. S. Grant's Tour Around the World: Embracing His Speeches, Receptions, and Description of His Travels, With a Biographical Sketch of His LifeIt was but fitting that he should be crowned with such honors as have never been bestowed by foreign nations upon any citizen of the United States. And become the recipient of such tokens of confidence and enthusiastic affection as have never been exhib ited by Americans to any citi...

Excerpt from Memorial ServicesResolved, That the action taken by the President of the Council in ordering the public buildings of the town properly draped in mourning meets with our hearty appreciation.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to dig...

Excerpt from Reconnaissance of the Geology and Mineral Resources of Prince William Sound, AlaskaPrince William Sound, formerly known by the Russians as Chugach Gulf, is an embayment extending northward from the north side of the Gulf of Alaska, near the center.~ The sound lies west of the Copper River delta and east of Cook Inlet, between west longitude 145° 37' and 148° 43' and north latitude 59° 46' and 61° The extreme east and west length o...

Excerpt from Reconnaissance of the Geology and Mineral Resources of Prince William Sound, AlaskaPrince William Sound, formerly known by the Russians as Chugach Gulf, is an embayment extending northward from the north side of the Gulf of Alaska, near the center.~ The sound lies west of the Copper River delta and east of Cook Inlet, between west longitude 145° 37' and 148° 43' and north latitude 59° 46' and 61° The extreme east and west length o...

Excerpt from Coastal Glaciers of Prince William Sound and Kenai Peninsula, AlaskaDuring the summer of 1905 the senior author and Sidney Paige were engaged in a study of the ore deposits and the general geology of Prince William Sound. This work was continued in 1908 for a few weeks by both the present authors, who in 1909 extended it to the southern part of Kenai Peninsula. In these three field seasons the whole shore line of Prince William So...

Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. 1st World Library-Literary Society is a non-profit educational organization. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - Man proposes and God disposes. There are but few important events in the affairs of men brought about by their own choice. Although frequently urged by friends to write my memoirs I had determined never to do...

Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. 1st World Library-Literary Society is a non-profit educational organization. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - Man proposes and God disposes. There are but few important events in the affairs of men brought about by their own choice. Although frequently urged by friends to write my memoirs I had determined never to do...

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Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - Man proposes and God disposes. There are but few important events in the affairs of men brought about by their own choice. Although frequently urged by friends to write my memoirs I had determined never to do so, nor to write anything for publication. At the age of nearly sixty-two ...

Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - Man proposes and God disposes. There are but few important events in the affairs of men brought about by their own choice. Although frequently urged by friends to write my memoirs I had determined never to do so, nor to write anything for publication. At the age of nearly sixty-two ...

Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. 1st World Library-Literary Society is a non-profit educational organization. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - Man proposes and God disposes. There are but few important events in the affairs of men brought about by their own choice. Although frequently urged by friends to write my memoirs I had determined never to do...

Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. 1st World Library-Literary Society is a non-profit educational organization. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - Man proposes and God disposes. There are but few important events in the affairs of men brought about by their own choice. Although frequently urged by friends to write my memoirs I had determined never to do...

Excerpt from Memorial Services As soon as the news of the death of General Ulysses Simpson Grant was received in Pawtucket, on the morning of Thursday, July 23, 1885, William P.Moroney, Esq., President of the Town Council, ordered the fire bells to be tolled, and the buildings of the different departments of the town government draped in mourning, and called a special meeting of the Council to be held on the evening of the following day, to t...

Excerpt from Coastal Glaciers of Prince William Sound and Kenai Peninsula, AlaskaDuring the summer of 1905 the senior author and Sidney Paige were engaged in a study of the ore deposits and the general geology of Prince William Sound. This work was continued in 1908 for a few weeks by both the present authors, who in 1909 extended it to the southern part of Kenai Peninsula. In these three field seasons the whole shore line of Prince William So...

Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - Man proposes and God disposes. There are but few important events in the affairs of men brought about by their own choice. Although frequently urged by friends to write my memoirs I had determined never to do so, nor to write anything for publication. At the age of nearly sixty-two ...

Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - Man proposes and God disposes. There are but few important events in the affairs of men brought about by their own choice. Although frequently urged by friends to write my memoirs I had determined never to do so, nor to write anything for publication. At the age of nearly sixty-two ...

Excerpt from General U. S. Grant's Tour Around the World: Embracing His Speeches, Receptions, and Description of His Travels, With a Biographical Sketch of His LifeIt was but fitting that he should be crowned with such honors as have never been bestowed by foreign nations upon any citizen of the United States. And become the recipient of such tokens of confidence and enthusiastic affection as have never been exhib ited by Americans to any citi...

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The Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Vol 2., by U. S. Grant - This is the celebrated memoir of one of the most prominent figures of the American Civil War. Ulysses S. Grant was the general President Abraham Lincoln turned to when the Civil War had reached a stalemate, the general who ultimately led the North to victory. Grant went on to serve two terms as President himself, and in 1885 wrote his autobiography as he was dying of cancer. Focused ...