The Personal Memoirs of Julia Dent Grant: (Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant)
- ISBN-10
- 0809314436
- ISBN-13
- 9780809314430
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 346
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1988-04-11
- Publisher
- SIU Press
- Author
- Julia Dent Grant
Description
The First Lady's account of experiences during her husband's military and political careers
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