Ulysses S. Grant by Geoffrey Perret

Ulysses S. Grant by Geoffrey Perret

Not since Bruce Catton has there been such an absorbing and exciting biography of Ulysses S. Grant. Grant is a mystery to me, said William Tecumseh Sherman, and I believe he is a mystery to himself. Geoffrey Perret's account offers new insights into Grant the commander and Grant the president that would have astonished both his friends, such as Sherman, and his enemies.

Based on extensive research, including material either not seen or not used by other writers, this biography explains for the first time how Ulysses S. Grant's military genius ultimately triumphed as he created a new approach to battle. He was, says Perret, the man who taught the army how to fight.

As president, Grant was widely misunderstood and underrated. That was mainly because he was, as Perret shows, the first modern president--the first man to preside over a rich, industrialized America that had put slavery behind it and was struggling to provide racial justice for all.

Grant's story--from a frontier boyhood to West Point; from heroic feats in the Mexican War to grinding poverty in St. Louis; from his return to the army and eventual election to the presidency; from his two-year journey around the world to his final battle to finish his Personal Memoirs--is one of the most adventurous and moving in American history.

Geoffrey Perret was educated at Harvard University and the University of California at Berkeley. He was enlisted in the U.S. Army for three years and is the author of the acclaimed books Ulysses S. Grant and Eisenhower. He lives in England with his wife.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780375752209
ISBN 10	037575220X
Title	Ulysses S. Grant
Author	Geoffrey Perret
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	1998-12-29
Number of pages	560
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.