Ulysses S. Grant : Memoirs and Selected Letters : Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant / Selected Letters, 1839-1865 (Library of America)
by Ulysses S. Grant
Book Summary Information
Author: Ulysses S. GrantEditor: Mary D. McFeely
Editor: William S. McFeely
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1990-10-01
ISBN: 0940450585
Number of pages: 1199
Publisher: Library of America
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- ISBN13: 9780940450585
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Book Review: A superb account of Grant's unlikely rise to power
Summary: 5 Stars
Grant unpretentiously recounts the story of his youth and unlikely rise to power as the leader of the Union Army and his subsequent election to the U.S. presidency. The book is a striking self-portrait of an unassuming man who seems entirely average but who, after dropping out of the military following an undistinguished start, later rejoins and rises to the pinnacle of power through bull-dog tenacity, decisiveness and willingness to take risks in the midst of confusion. It is especially interesting to read of his first small, almost accidental victories, and the important lessons he learned from them that would ultimately make him (as people thought then) the savior of the Union and the hero of the nation. An excellent and very readable Civil War history, the book includes Grant's delightfully candid observations (some in war-time letters) regarding the performance of his generals.
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