Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses Grant Tried but Failed to Get Citizenship Rights for Native Americans

Posted on June 28, 2019 by MAMcIntosh

The president and his Seneca friend Ely Parker wanted Native Americans to gain citizenship, but their efforts are mostly lost to history. The man elected president in 1868—Ulysses S. Grant—was determined to change the way many of his fellow Americans understood citizenship. As he saw it, anyone could become an American, not just people like[…]

What Drove Ulysses Grant to Write about the Civil War

Posted on May 27, 2019 by MAMcIntosh

On the motives of a reluctant memoirist. In late 1884, after delivering an evening lecture at Chickering Hall, Samuel Clemens ventured out into the soggy New York City night. November had brought with it both cold and rain, leaving only a few brave souls on the dark streets. Clemens had appeared as his alter ego,[…]