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"Life of U.S. Grant" may be purchased
for $5. The softbound book includes sections on Grant's parents; his
wife, Julia Dent Grant; the Grant children; his presidency; and
biographies of the other Civil War generals from Galena.
"We are often asked about Grant's
descendants and family members," said Galena State Historic Sites
Manager Terry Miller. "This book provides a chronology of the Grant
family from 1822 to 2004."
Jamie Dimke of the Galena sites
staff compiled the information from several sources, including
original works in the Galena State Historic Sites library. "The
story of U.S. Grant is still relevant for the 21st century, and this
book will give the reader a glimpse into the life of General, and
later President, Ulysses S. Grant," said Dimke.
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The project was funded entirely by
the Friends of U.S. Grant, a private support group for the Galena
Historic Sites.
A limited number of books are
available for $5 each from the Ulysses S. Grant Home and the Old
Market House, which are open Wednesday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m.
For more information call (815)
777-3310 or visit
www.granthome.com.
The U.S. Grant Home and Old Market
House are administered by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency.
The Grant Home was presented to the victorious Civil War general
when he came home to Galena in 1865. The Old Market House was built
in 1846 and served as Galena's commercial and government center for
many years.
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