Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S.Grant
Author(s): Ulysses S. Grant
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.
General Information
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- : Penguin Publishing Group
- : Penguin Publishing Group
- : 0.42
- : 01 June 1999
- : 197mm X 132mm X 30mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Ulysses S. Grant
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 973.7092
- : 704
- : 48 pp b&w illustrations & maps
- : 48 pp b&w illustrations & maps
More About The Product
James M. McPherson is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Battle Cry of Freedom".
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.