Ulysses S. Grant Podcast Episodes

Ulysses S. Grant - Part 2 | Episode #245 | Election College: United States Presidential Election History

Election College | Presidential Election History - December 21, 2017 05:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 227 ratings
Get your presidential Ugly Christmas Sweater T-Shirt Now! Free Amazon Prime Shipping! _______________________________ It's crazy to think that a famous ex-President can go broke, but a world tour and no income will do that to you! We wrap up talking about U. S. Grant in this episode! ___________...

Ulysses S. Grant - Part 1 | Episode #244 | Election College: United States Presidential Election History

Election College | Presidential Election History - December 19, 2017 05:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 227 ratings
Get your presidential Ugly Christmas Sweater T-Shirt Now! Free Amazon Prime Shipping! _______________________________ Join as we traverse through the life of one of the most interesting presidents and Civil War personalities in history! U. S. Grant went through a lot of crazy stuff in his life,...

December 17 - 1862 - Ulysses S. Grant Issues General Order No. 11

What Happened Today - December 17, 2017 11:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
In 1862, Union General Ulysses S. Grant was faced with taking his Army to Vicksburg on the Mississippi River, controlling the recently conquered territory in Western Tennessee and Mississippi, and dealing with traders trying to sell cotton on the black market. In order to face the last problem, G...

Ron Chernow on Redeeming Ulysses S. Grant

Kickass News - Afar - October 26, 2017 08:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★ - 1.3K ratings
Pulitzer-winning author/historian Ron Chernow (Alexander Hamilton, Washington: A Life) wants Americans to rethink the 18th President with his new biography GRANT.  He discusses Ulysses S. Grant’s drinking and early failures, his meteoric rise through the ranks during the Civil War, and how Grant ...

Episode 2: Ulysses S. Grant, Part 4

Portraits of Blue & Grey: The Biographical Civil War Podcast - October 01, 2017 17:51 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 366 ratings
In the fourth and final installment of our portrait of Ulysses Grant, we look at Grant's post-war role in Reconstruction, the Grant presidency, and Grant's final years after leaving office.  Email us at [email protected] with any questions or comments about the show. Learn more about y...

Episode 2: Ulysses S. Grant, Part 3

Portraits of Blue & Grey: The Biographical Civil War Podcast - August 30, 2017 20:55 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 366 ratings
Part 3 of our portrait of Ulysses Grant sees Grant come to the rescue in Chattanooga before being summoned east for his showdown with Robert E. Lee. Email us with any questions or comments about the show at [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a...

Episode 2: Ulysses S. Grant, Part 2

Portraits of Blue & Grey: The Biographical Civil War Podcast - July 21, 2017 21:14 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 366 ratings
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Episode 2: Ulysses S. Grant, Part 1

Portraits of Blue & Grey: The Biographical Civil War Podcast - June 21, 2017 19:52 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 366 ratings
 Part 1 of our Portrait of U.S. Grant examines Grant's early life, time at West Point and in the Mexican-American War, tough circumstances before the beginning of the Civil War, and the start of his rise to prominence following victories at Belmont and Fts. Henry and Donnelson.   Learn more about...

Ulysses S. Grant

Complicated Legacy - May 02, 2017 12:10 - 9 minutes ★★ - 3 ratings
Listen in as Emily presents the details of Ulysses S. Grant.

-038- The Reconstruction of Ulysses S. Grant

Damn Interesting - April 11, 2017 14:07 ★★★★★ - 668 ratings
As a civilian, the beloved American Civil War general and two-term president failed at every attempt to make money. Except for one.

Episode 112: Congratulations, Ulysses S. Grant

Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome - May 08, 2016 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
This week, dear listeners, we bring you a completely self-indulgent episode about our movie-themed weddings! That’s right: Melissa just got married a few weeks ago in a very nerdy fashion, and Windy also had a nerd wedding when she got married, so we just talk about all that for an hour. We prom...

Ulysses S. Grant: Lover, fighter, writer

Presidential - May 08, 2016 13:59 ★★★★ - 3.6K ratings
Ulysses S. Grant's memoirs are considered the best ever written by a president. In this episode, Washington Post nonfiction book critic Carlos Lozada and biographer David Maraniss discuss what they found funny, touching and illuminating about the work.

H5F: Ulysses S. Grant

History Author Show - January 15, 2016 05:01 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 88 ratings
January 15, 2016 - Today’s history author, Jean Edward Smith, author of Grant, discusses the life and legacy of Ulysses S. Grant, from great disappointments and outright failures, to Civil War battlefields and, ultimately, the White House. The book bears a single word, the name of a modest man wh...

Jennifer Chiaverini tells the strange tale of the wife of Ulysses S. Grant

Craft: Exploring Creativity - March 01, 2015 13:53 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
NYT bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini, will visit Columbus’s Book Loft on March 9 for a reading and book signing, featuring her latest novel, Mrs. Grant and Madame Jule. This historical fiction re-imagines the relationship between Julia Grant, wife of Union general Ulysses S. … Continue rea...

Flyover 25 - Ulysses S. Grant And The Media Narrative

Flyover Country Podcast - December 07, 2014 04:58 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
This week's discussion features Ricochet member MustangMan! We talk about objects of media interest, including rapes, scandals, and police confrontations. Enjoy!

actor Jared Harris AKA Ulysses S. Grant "Lincoln"

Max, Shannon and Porkchop Interviews - November 15, 2012 18:17 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
actor Jared Harris AKA Ulysses S. Grant "Lincoln"

The Divided House of Ulysses S. Grant

Civil War Lives - October 21, 2011 20:30 - 43 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
Brooks D Simpson’s discussion about Ulysses S. Grant was part of the conference “Civil War Lives,” held at the Huntington Library in October 2011. Simpson is professor of history at Arizona State University.