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Pulitzer Prize-winner and biographer of Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, and John D. Rockefeller, Ron Chernow returns with a sweeping and dramatic portrait of one of our most compelling generals and presidents, Ulysses S. Grant. Ulysses S. Grant's life has typically been misunderstood. All too often he is caricatured as a chronic loser and inept businessman, fond of drinking to excess; or as the triumphant but brutal Union general of the Civil War; or as a credulous and hapless president whose tenure came to symbolize the worst excesses of the Gilded Age. These stereotypes don't come close to capturing adequately his spirit and the sheer magnitude of his monumental accomplishments. A biographer at the height of his powers, Chernow has produced a portrait of Grant that is a masterpiece, the first to provide a complete understanding of the general and president whose fortunes rose and fell with dizzying speed and frequency. Before the Civil War, Grant was flailing. His business ventures had been dismal, and despite distinguished service in the Mexican War, he ended up resigning from the army in disgrace amid recurring accusations of drunkenness. But in the Civil War, Grant began to realize his remarkable potential, soaring through the ranks of the Union army, prevailing at the Battle of Shiloh and in the Vicksburg campaign and ultimately defeating the legendary Confederate general Robert E. Lee after a series of unbelievably bloody battles in Virginia. Along the way Grant endeared himself to President Lincoln and became his most trusted general and the strategic genius of the war effort. His military fame translated into a two-term presidency, but one plagued by corruption scandals involving his closest staff. All the while Grant himself remained more or less above reproach. But, more importantly, he never failed to seek freedom and justice for black Americans, working to crush the Ku Klux Klan and earning the admiration of Frederick Douglass, who called him 'the vigilant, firm, impartial, and wise protector of my race.- After his presidency, he was again brought low by a trusted colleague, this time a dashing young swindler on Wall Street, but he resuscitated his image by working with Mark Twain to publish his memoirs, which are recognized as a masterpiece of the genre. With his famous lucidity, breadth, and meticulousness, Chernow finds the threads that bind these disparate stories together, shedding new light on the man whom Walt Whitman described as -nothing heroic... and yet the greatest hero.- His probing portrait of Grant's lifelong struggle with alcoholism transforms our understanding of the man at the deepest level. This is America's greatest biographer, bringing movingly to life one of our finest but most underappreciated presidents. The definitive biography, Grant is a grand synthesis of painstaking research and literary brilliance that makes sense of all sides of Grant's life, explaining how this simple Midwesterner could at once be so ordinary and so extraordinary.Product Identifiers
ISBN-10159420487x
ISBN-139781594204876
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AuthorRon Chernow
FormatHardcover
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Weight52.9 Oz
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Publication Date2017-10-10
Dewey Decimal973.8/2092 B
Number of Pages1104 Pages
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- 15. Nov. 2021
This should be required reading historians and politicians.
This is a big book. It can be an effort to get through it. But the rewards are great. Ron Chernow is one of the great historians and authors of our time. Anyone that wishes to better understand this great President, owes it to themselves to read this remarkable and detailed piece of history. Grants talents, flaws, and complexities as a general and leader are conveyed and studied in detail. Of particular interest is Chernow's coverage of the failed reconstruction and the corruption of the times. The parallels of today's political polarization and the complete position reversals of Democratic and Republican Parties as compared to today is extraordinary and insightful to the history of the times as well as today's extraordinary times.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 18. Feb. 2025
Grant merits good marks in history
Grant has his disclaimers but I don't believe them. He was an outstanding war strategist. Ike Eisenhower always kept a copy of Grant's Memoirs handy for devising his own strategy in WWII. I have read the Grant memoirs and compared them to Chernow's book. They jibe. As a result of Chernow's book, I have raised my ranking for Grant as a general and a human being. Leave the remaining statues of Grant alone. He well deserves them. The black community owes him a ton.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 04. Jan. 2018
Great Book on Grant
In the middle of reading this, very interesting book and well written. I like this author. So.....this is one of my "read to get through winter in Michigan" books. Other books by this author are great, too, one on Washington and one on Hamilton.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 31. Dez. 2022
Awesome book and a great companion to Chernow's other works.
What an awesome book! Plenty of detail, yet easily read and understood! It is an excellent first book of the time period or refresher of previous readings. Well referenced and accurate!Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 28. Okt. 2022
Grant Biography
Wonderful book, very accomplished writer, easy read and a great deal of insight. Especially engaging are the pre war and civil war years. Love this book!Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 14. Jun. 2025
Very good price for this volume!
I’ve wanted a hardcover edition of this book for quite awhile. It’s such good writing that some have advised to read 25 pages a day—not to rush it. So I bought it and am very pleased with the shape it’s in. Great purchase!Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 23. Sep. 2020
Easy to read.
Very well written book. Does not get bogged down into a lot of the details about the battles Grant fought, but focuses on the big picture.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 03. Feb. 2022
Great book
For anyone interested in American history, this is a great book. About half is his military career, the other half his political career. Long book, but well worth reading.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 23. Jul. 2018
A Blue Collar General
A thoroughly researched biography of a President, General and unsung human. The author captures the amazing complexity of Ulysses S. Grant in exceptional clarity and insight. A very good read.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 25. Mär. 2022
Grant by Ron Chernow (2017, Hardcover, 1st Edition
Fabulous Book - Shipped PerfectlyBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
