The presidency of Ulysses S. Grant

Foreword

Preface

Introduction : war in peace

Prologue : a troubled nation

Political Apprenticeship

"Let Us Have Peace"

Grant Takes Command

Reconstruction : Consummation without Closure

Reconstructing the Nation's Finances

Brush with Disaster : The New York Gold Corner Conspiracy

Reconstructing American Foreign Policy

Revolt in Cuba

The Gate to the Caribbean Sea

The Battle of Santo Domingo

Launching the Peace Policy

Reform and Revolt

War at Home

Peace Abroad

Vindication

Second Term Woes

Crises Domestic and Foreign

Reconstruction under Siege

Sound Money, Crooked Whiskey

The President under Fire

Securing the Succession

Third Term Dreams

Coda : Rendering "The Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant".