Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant: Volumes One and Two
- ISBN-10
- 1480477044
- ISBN-13
- 9781480477049
- Series
- Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 436
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-03-18
- Publisher
- Open Road Media
- Author
- Ulysses S. Grant
Description
The celebrated remembrances of the man who led the Union to victory during the Civil War Completed just days before his death, Grant’s Personal Memoirs is a clear and compelling account of his military career, focusing on two great conflicts: the Mexican-American War and the Civil War. Lauded for its crisp and direct prose, Grant’s autobiography offers frank insight into everything from the merits of the war with Mexico to the strategies and tactics employed by Union forces against the Confederacy to the poignancy of Grant’s meeting with General Lee at Appomattox Court House. Beloved and bestselling since its publication in 1885, Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant is a seminal work of military history and one of the great achievements of American autobiography. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
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