Grant Mary: Signed (7 results)

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Near Fine In A Very Good Jacket . Pp 149, Portrait Frontis, Chronology, Appendix, Bibliography, Index, Map, Illustrations. Signed by Author(s).

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Near Fine In A Like Jacket . Pp 149, Portrait Frontis, Chronology, Appendix, Bibliography, Index, Map, Illustrations. Signed by Author(s).

220pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. First edition. Signed by the Author.

Deuzieme Edicion.. 71 p., unaufgeschnitten (non coupe), Einband gering berieben, Rücken dezent vergilbt, hs. Widmung des Verfassers auf fliegendem Vorsatz (Paris 1937), gut erhaltenes und solides Exemplar (reliure un peu abrase, dos jauni, dedicace de F. Pradele sur feuille de garde, en bon etat!), Französisch. ****An unsere Kunden in Deutschland: Versand nach Deutschland einmal in der Woche ab Freilassing mit der Deutschen Post.*** - Sprache: Französisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550 8° Orig.-Broschur, Orig.-Schutzumschlag (broche, avec jaquette). …

Paper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Handwritten and Signed Letter by the First Women Indianapolis Motor Speedway Journalistic/Racer Mary Elizabeth Bostwick with Regards to a Cane that was linked to Ulysses S Grant. Undated. An unusual letter from Bostwick - It reads 'This cane was made from the wood of the bench that General U S Grant used when in the leather business with his brother before the civil war Mrs M E Bostwick. Mary Elizabeth Bostwick 1886-1959. Bostwick was born in Denver, Colorado. After dropping out of high school, she got her start in journalism in 1903 at the Denver Post, known for its lurid crime news and the stunts and crusades of its star women reporters. There she covered the police beat and wrote humorous features. Soon afterward she took jobs at the Indianapolis Sun and Star. Bostwick was among the few women correspondents of WW1 On leave of absence from the paper, she joined Base hospital No32 in Contrexéville, France, as a stenographer. A series of articles on her experiences ran on the front page of the Star in August 1918. During the 1920s she became a stunt reporter. Bostwick's greatest stunt occurred in 1922 when she became the first woman to ride in a race car on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway at racing speed, which was 110 mph at the time. Track officials were unaware the person dressed in khaki pants and seated next to driver Howdy Wilcox was a woman. Her account of the experience: "We passed Jules Goux in his Ballot, with a terrific roaring, and went on. A horrible thing began to happen. The wind, coming over the front edge of the hood at this terrific pace, caught me firmly by the neck and began to shake. I discovered to my horror, that I couldn't get my head back where it belonged. I figured that in about another second I'd lose my head, and the thought depressed me. I had to hold on to my head to keep it from popping off, with one hand, and pump oil with the other. Right there was where I began to ask myself why I had come. "Her stories about flying and sometimes crashing— in dirigibles, hot air balloons, gliders, and open-cockpit planes were avidly followed. In the 1930s and 1940s, she continued to cover most major trials. Bostwick lived a life full of danger and adventure, but a simple slip on a patch of ice in the early 1950s nearly ended her career. She never fully recovered, and Mary Bostwick died in 1959 at age 73. She was named to the Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame in 1993.Size is 130mm x 85mm. Condition is good. Age toned with writing slightly faded. More images can be taken upon request. Ref18816. Signed by Author(s).…

Edité en 1937. 71 pages. Broché. Deuzième édition. Bel envoi de l'auteur. Couverture défraichie avec des rousseurs. Bon exemplaire non coupé.

Written by Grant while on a visit to his family in St. Louis, as he awaited his promotion to Lieutenant GeneralHis great victory at the Battle of Chattanooga in November 1863 made Major General Ulysses S. Grant the most prominent Union general. Soon legislation would be introduced in Congress to revive the rank of Lieutenant General?previously held only by George Washington and Winfield Scott?specifically to give Grant command of all Union armies. This Congress did on February 29, 1864, and Grant would officially receive this promotion and the role of General-in-Chief on March 10.In January 1864 Grant, fresh from his victories in the West, was still serving as the commander of the Military Division of the Mississippi, overseeing Union operations in the Western Theater of the war. His activities that month focused on administrative and inspection tours of Kentucky and Tennessee, and assessing supply lines. Finding the Cumberland Gap route for supplies unfeasible due to terrible road conditions, he favored using the Nashville & Stevenson Railroad and the Tennessee River instead. More importantly, he also concentrated on planning for the crucial 1864 spring campaign, and the development of a grand strategy for the war. In a letter of January 19 to Gen. Henry Halleck, demonstrating his proactive approach to ending the war, Grant suggested a bold plan to invade North Carolina from New Bern to cut Confederate supply lines through Wilmington and capture Raleigh. Amidst all these activities, Grant also took time to join his family in St. Louis for a short trip from January 27-February 3.After his promotion, Grant's subsequent strategy, implemented from the field with the Army of the Potomac, focused on simultaneous, relentless pressure on Confederate forces, leading to eventual victory.Mrs. Bowen was the wife of Confederate general John Bowen, a fine military commander who battled Grant and his armies in the final defense of Vicksburg. Bowen would die of disease just as the battle concluded in 1863. The Bowens were from St. Louis, and when Gen. Bowen first left St. Louis to enter the war, his wife Mary was by his side, leaving their two young children at the family home to be cared for by Mary's mother. It is known that Mrs. Bowen passed through the lines after her husband?s demise, and her passing back and forth to St. Louis and her access to Grant, suggest this pass was almost certainly. for her.Autograph document signed, St. Louis, Mo., January 31, 1864. ?Pass Mrs. John Bowen through the Federal lines at Memphis, Tenn. or Vicksburg, Miss.? It is signed, ?U.S. Grant, Maj. Gen. commanding Mil. Div. of the Miss.? Grant was known to be helpful to southern women, so this would be consistent with his practice. This must be one of the few papers Grant signed while on the brief visit to his family.…