Ulysses’s Odyssey: Ulysses S. Grant’s World Tour at the Dawn of American Empire (Picone/WH) pats making a rapid advance on

making a rapid advance on Paris through neutral Belgium – the infamous 'Schlieffen Plan'

why the Frenchman was so revered

These memories provide a fascinating and descriptive account of the battle against the Union Army of the Potomac at Miller’s Cornfield

In recollections juxtaposed against the official records of racist ideology and repressive practice

Ulysses’s Odyssey: Ulysses S. Grant’s World Tour at the Dawn of American Empire (Picone/WH) pats making a rapid advance onby Louis L. Picone Chronicles Ulysses S. Grants transformative three year world tour, revealing his travels, encounters, and enduring legacy. In May 1877, Ulysses S. Grant, newly departed from two terms in the White House, embarked on an extraordinary three year journey that defined a pivotal moment in the Gilded Age. Driven by a lifelong passion for travel and unburdened by a fixed itinerary, Grant set out to explore the world, his wanderlust