Grant presidential library at mississippi state, for its invaluable notes identifying almost every personage mentioned by grant, expanding on incidents and events grant glosses over and even correcting his occasional misstatements. Jun 01, 2004 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. He reminded twain that the military history of ulysses s. Text and plates fresh, very lightest rubbing to boards, expert paper repairs to folding plate v.
Grant s book is one of the best military memoirs i have ever read. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. His ability to strategize despite how unorthodox it may have been during the war and his enduring loyalty to the union are immense factors to his meteoric rise in the army. Grant was a man of integrity, who persevered despite personal and business reverses. The complete annotated edition october 2017, which was edited by grant library executive director john f. The ghost that haunts grants memoirs the new york times. Personal memoirs of ulysses s grant, includes both volumes optimized for kindle kindle edition by grant, ulysses s. Since these books are in the public domain there are.
Thousands of civil war veterans interested in reading the generals description of wartime events created an instant market for the book. In an honest and intelligent voice, the celebrated civil war general and former president offers a detailed and intimate telling of the events of the mexicanamerican. Ill conclude with a brief thesis on the lessons grant can teach us today. April 27, 1822 july 23, 1885 was the 18th president of the united states 18691877. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read personal memoirs of ulysses s. Oct 04, 2012 i have a book that belonged to my great grandmother. Grant, written by his wartime assistant, adam badeau, had sold poorly. Grant is recognized today as one of the most significant american military memoirs of all time. One of the most unflinching studies of war in our literature. The twovolume set was published by mark twain shortly after grant. Ron chernow, in grant faced with cancer and financial ruin, ulysses s. Various battles such as monterrey, and sieges such as vera cruz, are recounted in this volume, with mexicos actions and abilities as an enemy much detailed. It was a huge bestseller and broke all records in american publishing at the time.
This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion and a free quiz on personal memoirs of u. Grant s personal memoirs as well as advice on book reading order. The celebrated remembrances of the man who led the union to victory during the civil war. Interesting factoid, discovered in the chernow book, was that mark twain was his publisher and the man that got grant to complete his memoirs. My great grandmother signed her name inside and its dated dec.
An eloquently written, detailed, firstperson account of the civil war that. In this post, ill look at four passages from the book and expand on each one. The foremost military memoir in the english language, written in a clear, supple style. The memoirs were written in 1884 85 when grant was deeply in debt and dying of throat cancer. Grants memoirs comprise one of the most valuable writings by a military commander in history eicher 492. Grant another version only a short time has passed since the publication of the personal memoirs of ulysses s. Grant s memoirs comprise one of the most valuable writings by a military commander in history eicher 492. Possible ex library copy, with all the markingsstickers of that library.
Completed just days before his death, grants personal memoirs is a clear and compelling account of his military career, focusing on two great conflicts. Completed a short time before his death in 1885, the personal memoirs of ulysses s. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. Grant is thoughtful and displays much about himself as this great book draws to a close. Civil war and the authors time as president of the united states. Grant 1822 1885 in preparing these volumes for the public, i have entered upon the task with the sincere desire to avoid doing injustice to any one, whether on the national or confederate side, other than the unavoidable injustice of not making mention often where special mention is due. In doing so, the civil wars greatest general won himself a unique place in american letters. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the civil war memoirs of ulysses s. Instead, it is his recollection of civil war events, written in a race of time against his approaching death from throat cancer.
Grant, the 18th president of the united states, focused mainly on his military career during the mexicanamerican war and the american civil war, and completed as he was dying of throat cancer in 1885. Grant and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The nook book ebook of the personal memoirs of ulysses s. Feb 20, 2017 in the spring of 1885, while grant was struggling to complete his manuscript, twains subscription agents were spreading out across the us to raise advance orders for grants memoirs, a two. What is the value of ulysses s grant memoir first edition. Fighting pain with cocaine, composing in long hand because he could no longer dictate, the general completed his great work less than a week before his death. Out of the army, out of office, and out of favorthat was his life now. Grant is the first comprehensively annotated edition of grants memoirs, fully representing the great military leaders thoughts on his life and times through the end of the civil war and his invaluable perspective on battlefield decision making. He writes in a lean, spare style, providing the facts without throwing in a lot of ego.
A new edition, with thorough commentary, of the memoirs of an american caesar. Devoted almost entirely to his life as a soldier, grant s memoirs traces the trajectory of his extraordinary career from west point cadet to generalinchief of all union armies. For their directness and clarity, his writings on war are without rival in american literature, and his autobiography deserves a place among the very best in the genre. Buy a cheap copy of memoirs and selected letters book by ulysses s. Grant is a popular abridgment of his twovolume personal memoirs, which he arranged to have published to provide for his family after his death. Grant succeeded where scores failed at similar command levels throughout the civil war. So grants memoirs are not just for civil war buffs, any more than caesars the gallic wars are for fans of roman history, or students of latin. Accessories such as cd, codes, toys, and dust jackets may not be included. Grants personal memoirs as well as advice on book reading order. The focus of the book is grants military careerhis service in the mexicanamerican war and the civil war. Grant, the 18th president of the united states, focused mainly on his military career during the mexicanamerican war and the american civil war.
Stiles discusses a new, completely annotated edition of grants memoirs, edited by john f. Grants writing has been praised for its conciseness. Among the autobiographies of great military figures, ulysses s. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The focus of the book is grants military careerhis service in the mexican american war and the civil war. It doesnt, however, deal with the grant presidency at all. Faced with cancer and financial ruin, the civil wars greatest general and former president, ulysses s. This book is often called the finest presidential memoir. Grants book is one of the best military memoirs i have ever read. Grant volume 1 is very much an insightful look at grant s rise to prominence. As commanding general, grant led the union armies to victory over the confederacy in the american civil war, which ended shortly after robert e.
Grants book itself is a classic, but this paperback printing is highly unreadable. In the spring of 1885, while grant was struggling to complete his manuscript, twains subscription agents were spreading out across the us to raise advance orders for grants memoirs, a. As a onetime confederate soldier, twain liked to joke that it was general grants prowess on behalf of the union cause that had persuaded him. Oct 27, 2017 of the many editions of the memoirs, i recommend the annotated edition published by harvard university press overseen by john f. Grant complete collection illustrated and annotated by ulysses s. Grant wrote his personal memoirs to secure his familys futureand won himself a unique place in american letters. His father was strict and had definite ideas about many things, including grant s education. This copy bears a presentation card tippedin to volume i on the front free endpaper, inscribed and signed by grants eldest son, frederick dent grant. Grant wrote his personal memoirs to secure his familys future.
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