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Location | Main Library, Auditorium |
Registration & more information | https://rodmanlibrary.evanced.info/signup/eventdetails?eventid=7984&lib=1000 |
Ulysses
S. Grant is a colorful figure in United States history and is still honored
today with his portrait gracing the $50 bill.
The
200th anniversary of Grant's birth will be marked this month and
Rodman Public Library patrons will have the opportunity to learn all about the
life of the man best known as the general who led the Union to victory during
the Civil War who later became president of the United States.
Dave
Puterbaugh, a former member of the Alliance Historical Society board of
trustees who has had an interest in Grant for many years, will discuss Grant's
life at 7:00 p.m. on April 11.
Puterbaugh
has collected more than 50 books about the 18th president, including
20 that were published prior to 1900.
Born
on April 27, 1822 in Point Pleasant, Ohio, which is located about 25 miles
southeast of Cincinnati in Clermont County, Grant is one of eight Ohio sons who
became president. For many years, his presidency, which spanned from 1869 to
1877, was ranked as one of the worst in American history. However, as modern
scholars have begun to reexamine and reassess his presidential tenure,
recent rankings have reflected a significant rise.
During his PowerPoint presentation,
Puterbaugh will share many pictures of Grant throughout his life and will
discuss the key phases of Grant's life, including his youth, his time at West
Point, the Civil War, his presidency, a tour around the world after leaving
office that made him the first president to do so, and his death on July 23,
1885.
Registration
is required.
Patrons
can also register, or get more information, by calling 330-821-2556, ext.
107.