Let Us Have Peace

Ulysses S. Grant and the Politics of War and Reconstruction, 1861-1868

By:

Brooks D. Simpson

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Civil War America

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Historians have traditionally drawn distinctions between Ulysses S. Grant's military and political careers. In Let Us Have Peace , Brooks Simpson questions such distinctions and offers a new understanding of this often enigmatic leader. He argues that during the 1860s Grant was both soldier and politician, for military and civil policy were inevitably intertwined during the Civil War and Reconstruction era. According to Simpson, Grant instinctively understood that war was 'politics by other means.' Moreover, he realized that civil wars presented special challenges: reconciliation, not conquest, was the Union's ultimate goal. And in peace, Grant sought to secure what had been won in war, stepping in to assume a more active role in policymaking when the intransigence of white Southerners and the obstructionist behavior of President Andrew Johnson threatened to spoil the fruits of Northern victory.

Author Biography:

Brooks D. Simpson is professor of history at Arizona State University.

Release date Australia

February 28th, 1997

Author

Brooks D. Simpson

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Edition

New edition

Pages

359

Series

Civil War America

Dimensions

156x235x26

ISBN-13

9780807846292

Product ID

6285996

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