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The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant is an autobiography by Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States, focused mainly on his military career during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War, and completed as he was dying of throat cancer in Inten years after the end of the Civil War, Sherman became one of the first Civil War generals to publish a memoir.

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AbeBooks; On Demand Books; Amazon; Find in a library The True Ulysses S. Grant Charles King Full view - The year-old Ulysses S. Grant, notepad in hand, is slowly starving to death and is in a desperate race against time to finish the book that will provide financial security for his family.

“Grant's true story needed desperately to be told. Ulysses S Grant was an enigma - brilliant general but often seen as one of the worst presidents of the United States. The first is true; and Ron Chernow here shows in his masterful biography of Grant, that the second is false.

Chernow does not hide Grants weaknesses - his problem with /5(K). Make Offer - Rare Book Life & Memoirs General Ulysses S Grant By An Old Army Officer ULYSSES S. GRANT!Memoirs General Personal CIVIL WAR (FIRST EDITION!).

RARE. Ulysses S. Grant: His Life and Character by Hamlin Garland Garland was a popular 19th century writer who wrote a one-volume account of Grant’s life.

The book was based on. Ulysses S. Grant, original name Hiram Ulysses Grant, (born ApPoint Pleasant, Ohio, U.S.—died JMount McGregor, New York), U.S.

general, commander of the Union armies during the late years (–65) of the American Civil War, and 18th president of the United States (–77). Ulysses S. Grant was entrusted with the command of all U.S.

armies in and relentlessly pursued the enemy during the Civil War. Inat Grant became the youngest president in U.S Born: Pulitzer Prize winning Ron Chernow presents one of the world's greatest citizens, Ulysses S.

Grant, in stunning detail and eloquence. From his early days as a scrappy lower-class child, to his mid-life drunkery and business failures, to his triumphant victories in the civil war and presidency, Chernow covers it all/5(K). Grant's memoirs treat his early life and time in the Mexican–American War briefly and are inclusive of his life up to the end of the Civil War.

The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant was a critical and commercial ed by: Andrew Johnson. Former Civil War General and U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant () sits (center, with top hat) for a family portrait with his wife, Julia Dent Grant, and their children and grandchildren at.

Genre/Form: Biographies Biography: Additional Physical Format: Online version: King, Charles, True Ulysses S. Grant. Philadelphia, London, J.B. Lippincott. "Ulysses S. Grant is commonly remembered as a general of fierce determination and strategic vision - the military leader who turned the tide of the Civil War and led the Union armies to victory, and who showed magnanimity and vision at Appomattox.

His presidency is another matter. Here, the most common word used to characterize it is "scandal."Pages: Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; Ap – J ) was the 18th president of the United States (–) following his success as military commander in the American Civil Grant, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military, secession and the war, which ended with the surrender of Robert E.

Lee's army at Appomattox Court ed by: Andrew Johnson. “Grant” is yet another book (like last year’s “American Ulysses,” by Ronald C. White) that means to correct what used to be the conventional wisdom about Grant: that he was an inspired.

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Ulysses S. Grant papers, United States president and army officer. General and family correspondence, speeches, reports, messages, manuscript of Grant’s memoirs (), military records, financial and legal records, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, memorabilia, and.

Librarian's tip: "Ulysses S. Grant, Eighteenth President of the united states, –" begins on p. 49 Read preview Overview Search for more books and articles on Ulysses S. Grant. Pour One Out for Ulysses S. Grant. and Grant’s decisive part in it, his book aims to rehabilitate Grant as a politician and as President.

He makes a convincing case that Grant actually. The Return of Ulysses. By Sean the first half of Waugh’s book tells of how Grant rose from the social depths, overcame crushing adversity, and achieved all he did as general and as.

The #1 New York Times bestseller. New York Times Book Review 10 Best Books of Pulitzer Prize winner Ron Chernow returns with a sweeping and dramatic portrait of one of our most compelling generals and presidents, Ulysses S.

Grant/5(23). That may be why Ronald C. White’s new biography of Ulysses S. Grant, American Ulysses (Random House, pp., **** out of four stars), seems especially relevant, despite its.

While searching for reviews on Calhoun’s “The Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant” from last May, I discovered Nick Sacco’s website with reviews on Grant related books. I have found it very informative and helpful, particularly regarding Grant as he has worked at some Grant historic sites full-time and seems very familiar with Grant’s life.