Books I, II, and III of John W. Emerson’s “Grant’s Life in the West and his Mississippi Valley Campaign” published in Midland Monthly magazine, 1896-1898.
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Grant's Life In the West and His Mississippi Valley Campaigns: A History, Book I
John W. Emerson
Book one of this series on General Grant's life in the West and the Mississippi Valley Campaigns is twenty-one chapters originally published in The Midland Monthly from October 1896 through August 1897. Prefatory remarks begin the history on this portion of General Grant's life and the first chapter begins by describing the conditions of life in the new west in 1843. The book takes us through the Jefferson Barracks, Grant's courtship of his wife, Julia Dent, Fort Jessup, the advance through Texas, his marriage, and the progression of Grant's career across the west and into Mexico and California during the Mexican War. The book includes illustrations of Grant, his wife, and the people and places Grant encountered throughout this period of his life and career. Other pages of stories from the Midland Monthly appear throughout as this Grant history progresses over multiple issues.
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Grant's Life In the West and His Mississippi Valley Campaigns: A History, Book II
John W. Emerson
Book two of this series on General Grant's life in the West and the Mississippi Valley Campaigns is twenty-three chapters originally published in The Midland Monthly from September to December, 1897. This book covers Grant's retirement from the army after the Mexican War, his life as a farmer and business man in Missouri, the origins of the stories of Grant's alcoholism and his life as a citizen, and the beginnings of his career in the Army during the Civil War after Abraham Lincoln's election. Illustrations of Grant, the people and places Grant encountered throughout this period of his life and career, and documents pertaining to his career are included throughout. Other pages of stories from the Midland Monthly appear throughout as this Grant history progresses over multiple issues.
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Grant's Life In the West and His Mississippi Valley Campaigns: A History, Book III
John W. Emerson
Book three of this series on General Grant's life in the West and the Mississippi Valley Campaigns is forty-six chapters originally published in The Midland Monthly from January 1898 to January 1899. The book begins with an introduction from the author and goes on to cover Grant's rise through the ranks in the army during the Civil War, the many campaigns he commanded, hardships faced, and concludes with the Vicksburg Campaign. Illustrations of Grant, the people and places Grant encountered throughout this period of his life and career, and documents pertaining to his career are included throughout. Other pages of stories from the Midland Monthly appear throughout as this Grant history progresses over multiple issues.
