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Ulysses S. Grant's memoirs begins with the author's formative years and his military service, continuing through the U.S. Civil War and the author's time as President of the United States. Various battles such as Monterrey, and sieges such as Vera Cruz, are recounted in this... Read Full Overview

The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant is the autobiography of American President Ulysses S. Grant, focused mainly on the general's actions during the American Civil War. Written as Grant was dying in 1885, the two-volume set was published by Mark Twain shortly after Grant's... Read Full Overview

Ulysses S. Grant's memoirs begins with the author's formative years and his military service, continuing through the U.S. Civil War and the author's time as President of the United States. Various battles such as Monterrey, and sieges such as Vera Cruz, are recounted in this... Read Full Overview

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The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant is the autobiography of the 18th President of the United States, focused mainly on his military career during the Mexican-American War... Read Full Overview

The complete personal memoirs of the 18th President of the United States and chief Union General during the American Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant.

After three deadly years of fighting, President Abraham Lincoln had seen a little progress in the West against the Confederacy, but in the main theater of operations, Virginia, the lines were almost exactly where they had been when the American Civil War started. The war was... Read Full Overview

Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th president of the United States and was the top general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Grant wrote a biography which focused mainly on his experience in the Civil War. The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant was published by Mark... Read Full Overview

The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant "are well observed, often humorous, invariably charming, penetrating and lucid. On every page, his narrative has the simple directness of the finest English prose." Robert McCrum, The Guardian.

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This book contains the complete memoirs of the revered United States General and President, Ulysses S. Grant, including the original illustrations and maps. In Volume I, we learn of Grant's early life and education, his entry into the West Point military academy, and what influenced... Read Full Overview

Among the autobiographies of generals and statesmen, the Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant ranks with the greatest. Mark Twain called it "the best of any general's since Caesar." And few historians would disagree. Unquestionably, it is the finest literary achievement by any... Read Full Overview