Project Gutenberg 2014-03-12 Public domain in the USA. 72 Optic, Oliver 1822 1897 Adams, William T. (William Taylor) Adams, William Taylor Kilburn, Samuel Smith 1831 1903 Kilburn, S. S. (Samuel Smith) Nast, Thomas 1840 1902 Nast, Thos. (Thomas) 10032784 Our Standard-Bearer; Or, The Life of General Uysses S. Grant Produced by David Edwards, Suzanne Fleming and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Our Standard-Bearer; Or, The Life of General Ulysses S. Grant" by Oliver Optic is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work focuses on the life and career of General Ulysses S. Grant, detailing his youth, military campaigns, and contributions to the reconstruction of the nation after the Civil War. Through the lens of admiration, the narrative paints Grant as a paragon of military and presidential virtue, making it especially compelling for those interested in American history and the Civil War era. The opening of the book presents the enthusiastic voice of Captain Bernard Galligasken, who expresses his deep reverence for General Grant. It sets the stage for a detailed biography by asserting Grant's significance as a leader during the Civil War, lauding both his military genius and his character traits that endeared him to many. Galligasken shares personal reflections on Grant's early life, moral fortitude, and his enduring legacy, establishing a tone of admiration that continues throughout the narrative. This initial chapter serves not only as an introduction to Grant's life but also as an exploration of the values that guided him as a leader and as a man. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45118/45118-h/images/coverpage.jpg en Generals -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 -- Juvenile literature E660 Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - American 596364 596362 2024-09-19T04:12:51.331435 2023-09-19T15:28:19.187406 text/html text/html 599353 2014-03-12T13:03:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 877409 2014-03-12T13:05:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 951746 2024-09-19T04:12:58.679423 application/epub+zip 958108 2024-09-19T04:12:52.447474 application/epub+zip 275250 2024-09-19T04:12:51.895501 application/epub+zip 1128808 2024-09-19T04:13:03.870419 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1069834 2024-09-19T04:12:58.048497 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 388591 2022-09-20T15:19:41.992169 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 555006 554799 2024-09-19T04:12:50.528493 2023-09-19T15:28:18.233362 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 554690 2014-03-12T13:03:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 201140 2014-03-12T13:05:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 554688 2014-03-12T13:05:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 201084 2014-03-12T13:05:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22467 2024-09-19T04:13:04.029399 application/rdf+xml 11699 2024-09-19T04:12:51.977446 image/jpeg 2075 2024-09-19T04:12:51.938444 image/jpeg 884233 2024-09-19T04:12:51.408509 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia More titles under Ashton, Warren T.