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"Unconditional Surrender" - The Life of U. S. Grant

Program Type:

150th Anniversary, Presentation, Performance

Age Group:

Adult, Family
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Program Description

Event Details

"Unconditional Surrender" is a performance and presentation by Pete Grady depicting Ulysses S. Grant. Grant was one of the most successful Union generals during the Civil War, and was the 18th President of the United States from 1868 to 1876. He was president when the Rock Island Public Library was established, and he has roots in the Northern Illinois town of Galena.

This event "features period music, photographs and cartoons as Grant reviews his life—an informative, humorous and touching portrayal of the victorious General whose strategy and tenacity won the Civil War, the President who struggled to rebuild his nation after the war and the husband and father whose final efforts were devoted to the financial support of his wife and family." - via Iowa Humanities.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

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