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Description This lesson explores the first 100 days of Ulysses Grant's presidency. The lesson, which features Southern Illinois University Edwardsville history professor Erik Alexander and author ...
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For much of his life, Grant failed at every occupation he tried. But his remarkable talents as a soldier and leader saved his country from falling apart.
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On this day in history, Ulysses S. Grant, a West Point graduate and the 18th president of the United States, died of throat cancer in New York at the age of 63.
For almost 10 years, they had no additional interaction. Twain’s reputation as a writer grew with the publication of novels, short stories and non-fiction books.