They say history is written by the victor. Ulysses S Grant may beg to differ. For nearly 100 years, Grant was derided as an inept and corrupt drunk who won the Civil War by recklessly sacrificing the lives of his men and who floundered in a presidency rife with corruption. In the past 30 years, that verdict has changed. Follow along as Grant goes from Mexican-American war veteran to failed businessman, victorious union general, and eventually president of the United States. Along the way, h...

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18.) Ulysses S. Grant 1869-1877

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11.) James K. Polk 1845-1849

12.) Zachary Taylor 1849-1850

13.) Millard Fillmore 1850-1853

14.) Franklin Pierce 1853-1857

15.A.) James Buchanan's life, legacy, and sexuality; an interview with Thomas Balcerski

15.) James Buchanan 1857-1861

16.) Abraham Lincoln 1861-1865

16.A.) Lincoln's balancing act, emancipation and reconstruction, an interview with Louis Masur

16.B.) The history of the abolitionist movement and Lincoln's place in it; an interview with Kate Masur

16.C.) Lincoln and the partisan press; an interview with Harold Holzer

16.D.) Lincoln the lawyer; an interview with Brian Dirck

16.E.) Lincoln, the Union Army, and the election of 1864; an interview with Jon White

B.) Jefferson Davis, The Confederate President

17.) Andrew Johnson 1865-1869

17.A.) The impeachment of Andrew Johnson, an interview with David O. Stewart

18.) Ulysses S. Grant 1869-1877

18.A.) The moments that shaped Ulysses S. Grant, an interview with Nick Sacco

18.B.) The evolving myth and reputation of Ulysses S. Grant, an interview with Joan Waugh

18.C.) Grant, Lincoln, and Reconstruction, an interview with Ron White

19.) Rutherford B Hayes 1877-1881

19.A.) Hayes' evolving views on slavery, an interview with Dustin McLochlin

20.) James A. Garfield 1881-1881

20.A.) Garfield and the Gilded Age, an interview with Todd Arrington

44.A) The Black President, an interview on Barack Obama with Claude A. Clegg

21.) Chester A. Arthur 1881-1885

21.A.) The Life and Times of Chester A. Arthur, an interview with Scott Greenberger

22.) Grover Cleveland part I 1885-1889

22.A.) Mugwumps, scandals, and the stunning campaign of 1884, an interview with Ted Kohn

23.) Benjamin Harrison 1889-1893

23.A.) How Benjamin Harrison won his way to defeat, an interview with Charles Calhoun

23.B.) What is legacy, anyway? An interview on Benjamin Harrison with Charles Hyde

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