MSU authors receive Army Historical Foundation award for annotated Grant memoirs
Contact: James Carskadon
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擳he Army Historical Foundation is recognizing Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library scholars at 亚洲色吧视频 for their annotated version of the former president鈥檚 classic memoirs.
鈥淭he Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant: The Complete Annotated Edition鈥 by MSU鈥檚 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 鈥淛ournals, Memoirs, and Letters鈥 category. Marszalek, MSU 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 Grant鈥檚 memoirs contains over 2,000 footnotes that provide additional information and place Grant鈥檚 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. Grant鈥檚 concise writing style approachable language have helped his memoirs remain accessible to audiences for generations after his death.
A life-size statue in MSU鈥檚 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 MSU鈥檚 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, 鈥淭he Best Writings of Ulysses S. Grant.鈥
The Army Historical Foundation, a non-profit, tax-exempt organization, is dedicated to preserving the history and heritage of the American soldier.聽 Its goal is to promote greater public appreciation for the contributions that America鈥檚 Army 鈥 Active, Reserve, and National Guard 鈥 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 鈥淭he Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant: The Complete Annotated Edition鈥 visit .
MSU 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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