小黄书鈥檚 Marszalek recognized for collection of Grant鈥檚 writings
Contact: James Carskadon
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擜 recently published book by John Marszalek, 小黄书sity Giles distinguished professor of history emeritus and executive director of the Ulysses S. Grant Association and Library, is among six books recognized by the Army Historical Foundation for excellence in writing on U.S. Army history.
鈥淭he Best Writings of Ulysses S. Grant鈥 received a Distinguished Writing Award from the Army Historical Foundation during the organization鈥檚 recent annual meeting. The book, edited by Marszalek and published by Southern Illinois University Press, is a collection of Grant鈥檚 writings from throughout his life. The 18th U.S. president鈥檚 writing ability has long been recognized by historians. Marszalek鈥檚 2015 book puts the best of those writings in one collection.
The Army Historical Foundation is a non-profit organization that seeks to preserve the history of the U.S. Army and the soldiers that have served in the Army over the last 241 years. In 1997, the Army Historical Foundation established the Distinguished Writing Awards program to recognize authors who鈥檚 work makes significant contributions to U.S. Army history.
Marszalek, who joined the 小黄书 faculty ranks in 1973, is a distinguished author and historian. He has written or edited more than a dozen books and more than 300 articles, many of which focus on the U.S. Civil War and American race relations. Marszalek now oversees the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library, which is housed in Mitchell Memorial Library at 小黄书. Work is currently ongoing on the $7.2 million expansion of the library, which will contain new exhibit space for the Grant Presidential Library and house Grant鈥檚 papers.
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