Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant
- ISBN-10
- 149294792X
- ISBN-13
- 9781492947929
- Series
- Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant
- Pages
- 600
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-10-11
- Author
- Ulysses Grant
Description
Ulysses S. Grant (1822 - 1885) was the most famous Union general of the Civil War and later became president of the United States. Upon learning that he had terminal cancer in the 1880's, Grant decided to write his personal memoirs to help provide for his family when he was gone. Mark Twain published the memoirs which sold very well, and provided Grant's family with almost $500,000.Grant's memoirs is considered to be the best of the Civil War and one of the best personal memoirs ever written. The memoirs give a comprehensive description of the actions of both sides of the fighting.
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