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Ulysses S. Grant and “The Babies”
My wife recently sent to me a photo of our six-month-old son with his foot in his mouth. That’s a feat I, in adulthood, occasionally still pull off, although in a less envious way and with more embarrassment. However, for … Continue reading
Cancer and Bitterness: Ulysses S. Grant Nurses His Sickness
As Ulysses S. Grant’s throat cancer continued to eat away at him through the spring of 1885, he continued to struggle with pain of another sort, too. He was, at the time, in a race to complete his memoirs before … Continue reading
Grant: “I should change Spotts if I was able, and could improve N. Anna and Cold Harbor.”
Cold Harbor remains a central lynchpin in anti-Grant mythology and a fascinating story in its own right. On June 3, 1864, alone, Grant lost nearly 4,000 men in a half an hour as the result of a single fruitless charge. … Continue reading
Wilderness and Ward and Ulysses S. Grant
At the end of April 1885, Ulysses S. Grant knew he was dying. In fact, he had almost died earlier that month. Throat cancer ravaged him, and in late March, his condition collapsed so severely that it nearly killed him. … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Leadership--Federal
Tagged Adam Badeau, Grant, Grant's Memoirs, Mark Twain, Memory, Ulysses S. Grant
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Oh the Snow Glitters Brightly On My Old Kentucky Home: The Gift of War Part II–Bourbon Balls
The Gift of War does not have to be all bitterness and gall. It can have a warm, sweetly nutty flavor as well! One of my favorite cookies is the Bourbon Ball, and I cannot think of anything (other than … Continue reading
Posted in Memory
Tagged bourbon, Bourbon Balls, Christmas, cookies, good ice, Kentucky, Kentucky bourbon, Mark Twain, Preservation, recipe for bourbon balls, traditional gifts
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