This author is challenging what we know about ulysses grant and. Horseman and fighter discovery book red reeder, ken wagner on. Ron chernows grant is popular history at its best the new republic. Chapters pulls ottawa radio personality lowell greens book may 19. I am honored to have been selected to deliver the jefferson lecture. Jul 23, 20 general grant whittling again civil war reenactor kenneth serfass portraying lt. Ken grant was born on december 18, 1950 in jacksonville, florida, usa as kenneth wayne grant. Kenneth grant 23 may 1924 15 january 2011 was an english ceremonial magician and prominent advocate of the thelemic religion. Ken the general grant loves to drop in to grahames bakery when he is in town, and this weekend he is sticking around for a while to sign copies of his latest book. Kenneth grant has 42 books on goodreads with 8109 ratings.
The wreck in 1866 of the general grant in the desolate subantarctic auckland. This history of 20thcentury magic presents a detailed analysis of a prechristian occult tradition which survived persecution and reappeared in recent times. Kenneth grant aleister crowley and the hidden god order of nine angles the dark arts of the sinister way austin osman spare the book of pleasure or self love illustrated leo ruickbie imbolc festival of the goddess brigid. But throw in a mysterious cargo of gold bars that noone was supposed to know about and unlikely. Apr 30, 2018 view ken grants profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Sherman told me that his profits on that book were twentyfive thousand dollars, said grant. What drove ulysses grant to write about the civil war.
Discover librarianselected research resources on ulysses s. This is where the book is really useful as grant actually knew most of them. Grant, a union general during the civil war, served two terms as president, from 1869 to 1877. I will send a barrel of this wonderful whiskey to every. In his wellwritten account, longacre, a prolific author of civil war histories most recently confederate goliath, illuminates not only grants military career but also the infrequently covered.
Kenneth grant goes farther than almost anyone in describing real mystic and theosophical truths from a left hand path perspective. Grants life changed dramatically when a ponzi scheme run by. In words of one syllable by pollard, josephine, 18341892. Several gentlemen were near the president at the time he received the news of grants success some of whom had been complaining of the rumors of his habit of using intoxicating drinks to excess.
General grant whittling again civil war reenactor kenneth. General grant by matthew arnold with a rejoinder by mark twain presents conflicting essays and cultures. Chernows new book, grant, is deft at navigating these tricky currents. Grant led the unions victory in the civil war before serving two. Ron chernows grant is popular history at its best the. See all books authored by kenneth grant, including outside the circles of time, and starfire journal. Nonfiction this book describes how geography, luck, perseverance, and a diplomacy between general robert e. Betty crocker and her famous cake mix ken smith sales. Ken the general grant greeted many of his old friends in the room, many contacts made during his 35 years with cfra and then 5 years with rogers 10. He was a west point graduate who resigned from the army in 1854. Ken scadden 19522016 had a lifelong passion for maritime history. Typhonian tomes being a guide to the works of kenneth grant. The civil war general turned president was a reluctant author, but set the gold.
Sherman, known to his men as uncle billy, was one of the wars most notorious figures, lauded and derided for his decision to burn atlanta to the ground. April 27, 1822 july 23, 1885 was an american soldier and politician who served as the 18th president of the united states from 1869 to 1877. I know that his jefferson lecture will be a very special event. The book, which is a left hand path take on the philosophy of aleister crowley and the oto, lays out more in its first two chapters than many books, even somewhat secretive books published by small presses and not known to the general public, doand this book was. Grant, the 18th president of the united states, written by american historian and biographer ron chernow. Note that it is same grant book, same year, and consecutive pages. In ron chernows grant, an american giants makeover. Grant, at first, didnt budge, feeling as though he owed the book to the. The ken burns brilliant series the civil war echoes that sentiment.
As someone who loves history, i have a terrible confession to make. First edition and impression flat signed by ken grant to title page, the book is new and unread but there are some minor indents to the front boards, please see pics, no other markings. Chapters pulls ottawa radio personality lowell greens book. Grant prefaces the book with a poem, possibly his own, entitled the cheap songs, in. An easy, flowing narrative, ron chernows grant will change the average americans view of grant forever. An excellent reference book which covers in detail the numerous salvage attempts. Here is a version published in 1864 in a book about general grant. A poet, novelist, and writer, he founded his own thelemic organisation, the typhonian ordo templi orientislater renamed the typhonian orderwith his wife steffi grant. The book includes an awful lot of instances when grant slipped up in his abstinence, but chernow is deeply in his subjects camp, always ready to play apologist about the drinking and other. He will be signing his new book at mill street books from 11. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Chapters pulls ottawa radio personality lowell greens.
Grant from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. Grant, the 18th president of the united states, focused mainly on his military career during the mexicanamerican war and the american civil war, and completed as he was dying of throat cancer in 1885. Union general, politician and 18th president of the united states. Ken burnss 1990 documentary the civil war, which made a maudlin. In ron chernows grant, an american giants makeover continues. The latest publication about the loss of the general grant is the general grant s gold shipwreck and greed on the southern ocean, by madelene ferguson and ken scadden.
Ken grant is a photographer who since the 1980s has concentrated on working class life in the liverpool area. Wardbest known for his collaborations with filmmaker ken burnswrote a. View ken grants profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. For his final volume of the trilogy, a stillness at appomattox 1953, catton recounted the campaigns of ulysses s. Chernows grant is meticulously researched, wellwritten, with an easy style and flow that make a biography feel less like a lecture and more like an intimate conversation. Canada day festivities in almonte include a chance to meet ken the general grant. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover kens connections. Matthew arnolds 1886 essay on grant praised the general and his posthumously published memoirs, but to many americans its tone seemed patronizing of their hero and country. Books by james grant from grants interest rate observer. Chernow asserts that both grants command of the overland campaign and his presidency have been seen in an undeservedly negative light.
I knew very little about ulysses s grant before reading this book. Ulysses simpson grant, 182285, commander in chief of the union army in the civil war and 18th president 186977 of the united states, b. He is a lecturer in the mfa photography course at the university of ulster. In 1991, skoob books published grants remembering aleister crowley, a volume containing his. Books by kenneth grant author of the magical revival. Grant thompson and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Ten years on wall street with grants interest rate observer. A comprehensive account of the 1980s, among the leastinhibited decades in modern financial history, culled from the observant and witty pages of grants. Ken newman obituary anniston, al the anniston star. May 19, 2017 agree with you jamie there is a much larger issue here other than popularity. New books on grant show why americans distrust historians. The latest publication about the loss of the general grant is the general grants gold shipwreck and greed on the southern ocean, by madelene ferguson and ken scadden.
No one interested in this story should be without this book. Grant, commanderinchief, city point, virginia general. Ron chernow, who authored the book that inspired the musical. Kenneth grant 23 may 1924 15 january 2011 was an english ceremonial magician and. Headquarters military division of the mississippi, in the field, near savannah to. Shermans march to the sea letter from general sherman to. This was the first major union victory, and lincoln at once made grant a major general of volunteers. A familiar voice to all of us, ken is now an ambassador for the alzheimers association of ottawa and renfrew county. Ken is one of the great public intellectuals and historians of our time, and he is also a terrific speaker. He is known for his early work on tony orlando and dawn tv series, the carol burnett show tv series, mame, funny lady, s.
Meet ken the general grant at mill street books on. In 1861, grant started the war as a colonel of volunteers. Two recent books on grant take different positions on his career. A journal of the new aeon, volume ii, number 3, and more on. Ken burns national endowment for the humanities neh. The twovolume set was published by mark twain shortly after grants death. Letter from general sherman to general grant from the memoirs of general william t.
In her earlier acclaimed book, wake of the invercauld exisle 1997, reprinted 2005, she. Kenneth grant books list of books by author kenneth grant. Join facebook to connect with ken grant and others you may know. Ken the general grant book signing at grahames bakery. In the later chapter grant concentrates more on the work of modern magicians. General grant by matthew arnold, 1995 online research. For the next seven years until the start of the civil war, his family lived in poverty. Ron chernows grant is popular history at its best the new. Grant prefaces the book with a poem, possibly his own, entitled the cheap songs, in which an anonymous man drinks. Apr 30, 2010 ken the general grant greeted many of his old friends in the room, many contacts made during his 35 years with cfra and then 5 years with rogers 10. Before his presidency, grant led the union army as commanding general of the united states army in winning the american civil war. Ron chernows grant is popular history at its best a new biography of the 18th president manages to avoid the pitfalls of what has become a highly lucrative genre.
The unputdownable heart of grants book is his eyewitness account of the. Esotericism hermeticism hermetic qabalah thelema sex magic ecclesia gnostica catholica. Radio personality ken grant will be here on saturday, november 28 signing copies of his book i woke up with the general too. Fans of history, biographies, and military history will rejoice in this new biography of general grant which will stand unchallenged as his definitive biography for a long time.
Oct 10, 2017 the book includes an awful lot of instances when grant slipped up in his abstinence, but chernow is deeply in his subjects camp, always ready to play apologist about the drinking and other. Sherman, known to his men as uncle billy, was one of the wars most notorious figures, lauded and derided for his decision to burn atlanta to the. Ken grant founder general risk advisors, llc linkedin. Grant may defy the odds just as the unions civil war general and our 18th. Adrian harewood speaks to ken the general grant about his new book on 35 years at cfra.
Charles bruce catton october 9, 1899 august 28, 1978 was an american historian and. The book signing happens at grahames bakery, 115 clothier street from 12 to 3pm on saturday, august 15. In 1939, kenneth grant chanced upon crowleys magick in theory and practice and a few years later began a correspondence with the author see remembering. Waite alice bailey anton lavey austin osman spare carroll ruyon. Oct 18, 2017 ron chernows grant is popular history at its best a new biography of the 18th president manages to avoid the pitfalls of what has become a highly lucrative genre. This is the second grant biography ive read, after jean edward smiths book about 10 years ago.