How the Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant Came to Be

Creator

Mississippi State University Libraries

Alternative Title

Cultural Conversations

Contributor

Smith, Fred--Interviewer; Nolan, Interviewee; Mississippi State University Television Center, Producer

Description

David Nolen discusses the origins of the Ulysses S. Grant Memoirs with host, Fred Smith. Nolan describes how Grant lost all of his money which led him to write and publish his memoir so that his family would not be left destitute after his death. He goes on to describe the success of the memoir over the years. The discussion continues in July 2019 when Nolan discusses the 2017 annotated edition of the memoir.

Subjects

Smith, Fred; Nolan, David; Grant, Ulyssess S. Grant, 1822-1885; Memoirs

Date

6-1-2019

Time Period

2010-2019

Object Type

moving image

Format (original)

ditigal video

Format (digital)

MPEG-4

Identifier

CulturalConversationsJune2019

Rights

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Contact information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

Recommended Citation

Mississippi State University Libraries, "How the Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant Came to Be" (2019). Cultural Conversations. 11.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/libep-productions-culturalconversations/11