{"product_id":"personal-memoirs-paperback","title":"Personal Memoirs - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eUlysses S. Grant\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Perret\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"One of the most unflinching studies of war in our literature.\" --William McFeeley \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmong the autobiographies of great military figures, Ulysses S. Grant's is certainly one of the finest, and it is arguably the most notable literary achievement of any American president: a lucid, compelling, and brutally honest chronicle of triumph and failure. From his frontier boyhood to his heroics in battle to the grinding poverty from which the Civil War ironically \"rescued\" him, these memoirs are a mesmerizing, deeply moving account of a brilliant man, told with great courage as he reflects on the fortunes that shaped his life and his character. Written under excruciating circumstances (as Grant was dying of throat cancer), encouraged and edited from its very inception by Mark Twain, it is a triumph of the art of autobiography. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe books in the Modern Library War series have been chosen by series editor Caleb Carr according to the significance of their subject matter, their contribution to the field of military history, and their literary merit.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most unflinching studies of war in our literature. --William McFeeley \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the autobiographies of great military figures, Ulysses S. Grant's is certainly one of the finest, and it is arguably the most notable literary achievement of any American president: a lucid, compelling, and brutally honest chronicle of triumph and failure. From his frontier boyhood to his heroics in battle to the grinding poverty from which the Civil War ironically \"rescued\" him, these memoirs are a mesmerizing, deeply moving account of a brilliant man, told with great courage as he reflects on the fortunes that shaped his life and his character. Written under excruciating circumstances (as Grant was dying of throat cancer), encouraged and edited from its very inception by Mark Twain, it is a triumph of the art of autobiography. \u003cbr\u003eThe books in the Modern Library War series have been chosen by series editor Caleb Carr according to the significance of their subject matter, their contribution to the field of military history, and their literary merit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUlysses S. Grant\u003c\/b\u003e, commander in chief of the Union forces during the final years of the Civil War and eighteenth president of the United States, was born on April 27, 1822, and died on July 23, 1885, less than one week after completing work on this book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaleb Carr\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Alienist\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Angel of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as a critically acclaimed biography of an American mercenary, \u003ci\u003eThe Devil Soldier\u003c\/i\u003e. He writes frequently on military history for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History\u003c\/i\u003e, where he is a contributing editor.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 736\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.48 x 9.2 x 6.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 04, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750832832800,"sku":"9780375752285","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8b4ccba6174f8e36f65075ab291eae01.webp?v=1779958886","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/personal-memoirs-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}