Ulysses S. Grant

The Resource Ulysses S. Grant
Label
Ulysses S. Grant
Statement of responsibility
PBS Home Video ; a production of WGBH Boston
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Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
This biography of Ulysses S. Grant paints a nuanced portrait of one of America's most paradoxical leaders. The greatest hero of the Civil War, Grant was a brilliant military strategist who rose from obscurity to a rank held previously only by George Washington. However, the strength of the Confederate resistance forced Grant into a hard war that destroyed the South and led to his being labeled "a butcher." Propelled into the White House by his battlefield success, Grant lacked the political skills to deal with the issues of the era: reconstructing the South and managing the nation's rapidly expanding economy. His two terms were rocked by bitter racial conflict and corruption scandals. Seven years after leaving office, Grant was financially ruined by the collapse of an investment house in which he had placed his assets. He spent his final days in a race against time as he battled ca while finishing his epic war memoirs
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Cataloging source
LSL
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Cinematography, Terry Hopkins, Buddy Squires, and Boyd Estus ; music, Michael Whalen. Part 1: written, produced and directed by Adriana Bosch ; edited by Jon Neuburger. Part 2: written, produced and directed by Elizabeth Deane ; edited by Bill Lattanzi
Dewey number
973.8/2/092
Intended audience
Not rated
Language note
Closed-captioned
PerformerNote
Narrator, Liev Schreiber
Runtime
220
Target audience
general
Technique
live action

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