Ulysses S Grant: A Life from Beginning to End

Summary

The list of American war heroes who went on to become presidents includes men as little remembered as Zachary Taylor and as famous as Dwight D. Eisenhower. While these men are venerable with a significant their place in American history, they cannot equal the status of Ulysses S. Grant, the Civil War general who rose through the ranks from virtual obscurity to command.   You'll learn about: The undistinguished Hiram Ulysses Grant  The Mexican War and marriage The failure  War to the rescue  The triumphant General Grant  The war hero president  Government: The next battlefield The last battle   He was a modest man with a series of failures behind him, but when success came to him on the battlefield, it brought a nation back to wholeness. Grant faced financial ruin, alcoholism, family trials, and cancer with the same steady courage that he employed in battle. He is one of the most famous, yet also one of the least well-known, of America’s heroes, well worth an introduction.

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