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The last photo of him sitting in his chair, desperately trying to finish his memoirs was taken in their house in Galena, IL. If you’re in the vicinity make sure
by Jun8 2y ago
The last photo of him sitting in his chair, desperately trying to finish his memoirs was taken in their house in Galena, IL. If you’re in the vicinity make sure to visit it (and the nearby charming city with tons of history, e.g. the term lobbying was coined in the DeSoto House Hotel here). Tours are given by elderly and knowledgeable docents which include charming details, e.g. during the tour around the globe mentioned, Grant was so well wined &dined that he gained 50lbs.
- HillRat 2y agoGrant's world tour coincided with the first stirrings of American imperialism abroad, and it's interesting to compare the two: during his travels Grant developed a deep antipathy to European colonialism, was convinced that America's future lay in developing trade and cordial diplomatic relations with Asia, and even helped -- at the request of the two parties -- broker a treaty between Japan and China over the Ryukyu islands. Had Grant been nominated again in 1880, we might have had a very different US foreign policy going into the 20th century.