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: Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant

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Binding: Kindle Edition
Format: Kindle Book
Label: LeClue [Kindle]
Manufacturer: LeClue [Kindle]
Publication Date: December 15, 2007
Publisher: LeClue [Kindle]
Sales Rank: 22712
Studio: LeClue [Kindle]



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Product Description:
The American Civil War from the point of view of one of the most important generals. Ulysses S. Grant was the commander of the Union force during the American Civil War. Later he was twice elected president twice. This book was written shortly before he died with the help of Mark Twain. The book was a best seller of the day.

Amazon.com Review:
Destitute and wracked by throat cancer, Ulysses S. Grant finished writing his Personal Memoirs shortly before his death in 1885. Today their clear prose stands as a model of autobiography. Civil War soldiers are often celebrated for the high literary quality of the letters they sent home from the front lines; Grant's own book is probably the best piece of writing produced by a participant in the War Between the States. Apart from Lincoln, no man deserves more credit for securing the Northern victory than Grant, and this chronicle of campaigns and battles tells how he did it. (The book also made a bundle of money for his family, which had been reeling from the failure of Grant's brokerage firm.) This is not an overview of the entire Civil War; as the North was beating the South on the third day of Gettysburg, for example, Grant was in Mississippi capturing Vicksburg. But it is a great piece of writing, one that can be appreciated even by readers with little interest in military history. --John J. Miller



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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Clear Vision of an Executive
I didn't become engrossed in the Civil War until I visited the Grant/Lee exhibit at the New York Historical Society this summer. There I first saw Grant's Personal Memoirs book displayed. It is an unbelievable, first-hand interpretation of war, leadership, and politics. I'm amazed at Grant's personal relationships with the southern generals, many that he knew from West Point and later fought against. One of my favorite quotes in the book, "The natural disposition of most people is to clothe a commander ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - If you only read one book on the Union war effort, read this one
This is the amazing memoir by U.S. Grant, who rose from obscurity at the outbreak of the war to be the Union's brightest military light. It is slightly apologetic in tone, but much less so than it could have been, considering the degree of scrutiny Grant's command decisions had endured. Among his few regrets are the assaults upon Vicksburg and Cold Harbor.

One telling anecdote comes from his early life, when he went to buy a colt from a Mr. Ralston. Upon arrival he tells Ralston, "Papa says ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
Very detailed and complete rendition of the chronology of his personal life as well as his military life. I learned details of both aspects of this era in history.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - U S Grant Personal Memoirs
Written by the dying hand of one of the chosen men of his time. For any scholar of Grant, Civil War or Military History, these readings are a must. Grant's military genius was without equal. Had his superiors, early on, had his keen foresight, the Civil War could have ended a year or two earlier. Another great read is "Grant" by Jean Smith.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Simplicity of character is sometimes the highest form
Grant finished this lengthy memoir on the eve of his death from throat cancer. Impoverished at the time, the ex-President made his wife rich from the proceeds. Simple, straightforward, earnest narrative, sometimes ironic, sometimes colorful, always unpretentious. Inevitably self-justifying, but candid nonetheless.

The most memorable anecdote describes his first action in the 1861-65 war. Although he was a combat veteran of the Mexican War fourteen years earlier, he was scared, almost frozen, ... Read More


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