Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S.Grant

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Faced with cancer and financial ruin, the Civil War’s greatest general and former president, Ulysses S. Grant wrote his personal memoirs to secure his family’s future. In doing so he won himself a unique place in American letters. Acclaimed by writers as diverse as Mark Twain and Gertrude Stein, Grant’s memoirs demonstrate the intelligence, intense determination, and laconic modesty that made him the Union’s foremost commander. PERSONAL MEMOIRS is devoted almost entirely to his life as a soldier. For their directness and clarity, his writings on war are without rival in American Literature.

Additional information

Weight 0.44 kg
Dimensions 3.8 × 13 × 19.6 cm
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Format

Paperback

Language

Pages

704

Publisher

Year Published

1999-6-24

Imprint

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom

ISBN 10

0140437010

About The Author

Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), the eighteenth president of the United States, graduated from West Point, fought in the Mexican War, and led the Union army to victory in the Civil War.James M. McPherson, George Henry David Professor of History at Princeton University, is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM.

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