James Joyce kept a huge book - the Ulysses Notesheets - full of the “mad, obsessive” notes, facts and citations that would power his famous masterpiece. Most writers cut… Joyce was all about accrual. “And he knows so much. With Joyce, you can be pretty sure he has thought everything through”. The feature-length Arena film decoding Ulysses is streaming now on BBC iPlayer | https://bbc.in/3U0X0Uv | BBC Arts

Ulysses S. Grant Shares His Thoughts on the Crisis of 1861 During the winter of 1860-1861, as the secession criss unfolded and the country teetered on the brink of war, private citizen Ulysses S. Grant traveled the upper Midwest, chatting up locals in towns about the future of America. Here's his reflections. "Life on the Civil War Research Trail" is hosted by Ronald S. Coddington, Editor and Publisher of Military Images magazine. Learn more about our mission to showcase, interpret and preserve

Grant on Confederate War Morale: "The South Was a Military Camp" In his Personal Memoirs, President Ulysses S. Grant wrote extensively about the South, sharing his observations and experiences during the Civil War. He dedicates part of one section to comparing the morale of the armies and the relative conditions in which they operated. Here's his conclusions. "Life on the Civil War Research Trail" is hosted by Ronald S. Coddington, Editor and Publisher of Military Images magazine. Learn more abo