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Format: Quality Paperback, Unabridged-CD
Publisher: Anchor Books
Published: Jul 2013
Genre: Biography & Autobiography - Political
Retail Price: $20.00
Pages: 752
Ulysses Grant emerges in this masterful biography as a genius in battle and a driven president to a divided country, who remained fearlessly on the side of right. He was a beloved commander in the field who made the sacrifices necessary to win the war, even in the face of criticism. He worked valiantly to protect the rights of freed men in the South. He allowed the American Indians to shape their own fate even as the realities of Manifest Destiny meant the end of their way of life. In this sweeping and majestic narrative, bestselling author H.W. Brands now reconsiders Grant's legacy and provides an intimate portrait of a heroic man who saved the Union on the battlefield and consolidated that victory as a resolute and principled political leader.
This is one of the best historical biographies I have ever read. So much of what we know about Grant has come in the form of brief historical scetches as a part of a much larger study of the Civil War. After reading Brands I have a much better appreciation of Grant as a person and his enormous popularity during his lifetime.