If It Takes All Summer

Item sets: The Sphex Club Papers; Jones Memorial Library Manuscripts Collection

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Identifier: JML.MS1133-0162
Barcode: JML.MS1133-0162
Title: If It Takes All Summer
Description: Text of a lecture delivered to the Sphex Club in Lynchburg. This paper, presented by Marc Schewel, delves into Ulysses S. Grant's venture into writing his memoirs as a means to address his financial ruin and provide for his family, despite his initial reluctance and battling throat cancer. Schewel highlights Grant's transformation through writing, supported notably by Mark Twain, and the eventual success of the memoirs, selling over 300,000 sets and significantly benefiting Grant's estate. The paper also touches on the historical and personal context of Grant's life, emphasizing the impact of his memoirs on both his legacy and American history.
Date: 22 January 2009
Creator: Schewel, Marc A.
topic: SPHEX Club - lectures; Schewel, Marc A.; United States of America -- Civil War
Digital Format: pdf
Language: English
Publisher: George M. Jones Library Association
Repository: George M. Jones Library Association
Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/; George M. Jones Library Association
Rights Holder: Schewel, Marc A.; George M. Jones Library Association