Memoirs and Selected Letters (Library of America #50)
Grant wrote his "Personal Memoirs" to secure his family's future. In doing so, the Civil War's greatest general won himself a unique place in American letters. His character, sense of purpose, and simple compassion are evident throughout this deeply moving account, as well as in the letters...
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Grant wrote his "Personal Memoirs" to secure his family's future. In doing so, the Civil War's greatest general won himself a unique place in American letters. His character, sense of purpose, and simple compassion are evident throughout this deeply moving account, as well as in the letters to his wife, Julia, included here.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780940450585 (0940450585)
ASIN: 940450585
Publish date: October 1st 1990
Publisher: Library of America
Pages no: 1199
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
History,
War,
Military,
Politics,
American History,
Military History,
Civil War,
Presidents
This is probably as good as memoirs get. He is humble. He is self-deprecating. He is forthright. He is willing to defend the decisions he feels need defending. He comes across as very admirable and if I knew nothing else about the man, I would believe that Grant was great. It certainly seems h...
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