The Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Vol 1. (Hardcover)

from LeahsChoice

Grant's memoirs are known to be some of the best writing to come out of the Civil War. The book I have covers only the war years, although I have the other volume on my computer, downloaded from Gutenberg. Many people believe that Grant was a rather dull fellow, not very bright, and that his succ...

from wildbill

This is an excellent book about the Civil War written by one of the major figures of the war. The book provides a candid, truthful look at the people and events of the war from an intelligent man with personal knowledge of what he wrote about. I will qualify truthful by saying that U. S. Grant wa...

from usnmm2

Mark Twain paid Grant to write this as he was dying of cancer. Infact he finished it a short time before he died. A fascinating look at his life and career. A must for any student of military history.

from santhony

In the course of reading American Ulysses, Whitehead's biography of Ulysses S. Grant, I discovered that not only was Grant very intelligent and well read, but that he had penned memoirs, without the aid of a ghost writer, which were held in very high regard by presidential scholars. I purchased t...

from bkinetic

This is mainly an account of Grant's military campaigns both in Mexico and in the Civil War. His clear writing and excellent descriptions of troop movements and engagements make for absorbing reading. It helps to consult maps of the battles he describes and to have some general knowledge of these...