Ļć½¶Ö±²„authors receive Army Historical Foundation award for annotated Grant memoirs
Contact: James Carskadon
STARKVILLE, Miss.āThe Army Historical Foundation is recognizing Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library scholars at Ļć½¶Ö±²„ for their annotated version of the former presidentās classic memoirs.
āThe Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant: The Complete Annotated Editionā by MSUās John F. Marszalek, David Nolen and Louis Gallo was one of six books to receive a 2017 Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award in June. The book was recognized in the āJournals, Memoirs, and Lettersā category. Marszalek, Ļć½¶Ö±²„Giles Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History and Ulysses S. Grant Association executive director and managing editor, edited the book, along with Nolen and Gallo, Grant Association assistant editors.
Released in October 2017 by the Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, the annotated version of Grantās memoirs contains over 2,000 footnotes that provide additional information and place Grantās thoughts in the context of when he was writing.
Grant completed his memoirs at Mt. McGregor retreat in New York, days before his death in 1885 and at a time when he had lost all of his money in a Ponzi scheme. The memoirs, sold door-to-door by former Civil War soldiers, would go on to be hailed as one of the most important works of American nonfiction in the 19th century. Grantās concise writing style approachable language have helped his memoirs remain accessible to audiences for generations after his death.
A life-size statue in MSUās new Grant Presidential Library museum gallery depicts the Civil War general writing his memoirs. The gallery is part of a $10 million expansion to Mitchell Memorial Library, which also houses the Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, as well as MSUās Congressional and Political Research Center.
The award marks the second time Marszalek has been honored by the Army Historical Foundation. In 2016, he received a Distinguished Writing Award for his book, āThe Best Writings of Ulysses S. Grant.ā
The Army Historical Foundation, a non-profit, tax-exempt organization, is dedicated to preserving the history and heritage of the American soldier.Ā Its goal is to promote greater public appreciation for the contributions that Americaās Army ā Active, Reserve, and National Guard ā has made to the nation in 242 years of service. The Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Awards program was established in 1997 to recognize authors who make a significant contribution to the literature on U.S. Army history. For more, visit .
For more information on āThe Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant: The Complete Annotated Editionā visit .
Ļć½¶Ö±²„is one of six universities to house a U.S. presidential library. The Grant Presidential Library is open from 7:30 a.m. through 5 p.m. Monday-Friday and from 10 a.m. through 2 p.m. on Saturdays. Admission is free and open to the public. For more, visit .
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