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Ulysses S. Grant: The Unlikely Hero (Eminent Lives)
Ulysses S Grant The Unlikely Hero - Eminent Lives
Author: Michael Korda
The first officer since George Washington to become a four-star general in the United States Army, Ulysses S. Grant was a man who managed to end the Civil War on a note of grace, and was the only president between Andrew Jackson and Woodrow Wilson to serve eight consecutive years in the White House. The son of an Ohio tanner, he has long been re...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060755218
ISBN-10: 0060755210
Publication Date: 5/1/2009
Pages: 176
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Publisher: Harper Perennial
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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This was a very short biography, but very readable and enjoyable. I have not read any other biographies of Grant yet and this one was a great place to start. I think that Korda did a nice job of piecing together parts of Grant's life to give us a nice picture of who he was, what he was driven by and to a small extent, how things ended up as they did in Grant's life. And while the asides to current times or the comparisons so other presidents don't add to the story of Grant, they do make it more comprehensible to a non-history buff reader.


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