America's 18th president, Ulysses S. Grant, didn't grow up in opulence in his hometown of Georgetown, Ohio, where his family operated a tannery. Grant spent most of his time raising horses on his ...

Part I. Formation 1630-1848 -- "My family is American" -- "My Ulysses" -- West Point -- "Dear Julia" -- "By treaty or the sword" -- "Army of invasion" -- Part II ...

Who's buried in Grant's Tomb? Technically speaking, no one — the tomb is above ground, so the proper question would be "who's interred in Grant's Tomb?" That answer is a little more straightforward: ...

Amazing America’s Hunter Hulbert discovers Missouri's Route 66 with a visit to Grant’s Farm in St. Louis. Trapeze, trail bikes and trampolines in reborn Ringling Bros. circus - but no animals The ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Cape Girardeau holds a unique and consequential past, particularly associated with one of the most renowned men of the Civil War and an eventual president of the United ...

Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction : war in peace -- Prologue : a troubled nation -- Political Apprenticeship -- "Let Us Have Peace" -- Grant Takes Command ...

President Ulysses S. Grant delivers his second inaugural address from the east steps of the U.S. Capitol as the temperature topped out at 16 degrees Fahrenheit on March 4, 1873, in Washington, D.C. A ...

Illinoisans celebrate our 16th president and defender of the Union on Feb. 12, a state holiday. The rest of the nation remembers Lincoln, along with George Washington, on Presidents Day on Feb. 16. In ...