Ulysses S. Grant

Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant

Considered one of the greatest generals of the Civil War and two-term President of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant had a story to tell. Penniless and dying of throat cancer, Mark Twain convinced him to tell his story, and thus, the story of America during the War Between the States. Join us, for arguably, one of the greatest pieces of writing to emerge from the conflict, as one of the central players assesses his own actions and those around him on both sides.