Grant by Jean Edward Smith
A Biography
A measured, single-volume biography that traces Grant’s life from modest beginnings through service in the Mexican War, his emergence as the Union’s decisive general in the Civil War, and his two-term presidency during Reconstruction. It weighs his strengths as a strategist and leader, his private vulnerabilities (including struggles with alcohol and recurring financial misfortune), and his commitment to civil rights for freedmen, while confronting the corruption of associates that stained his administration. The narrative reassesses long-standing criticisms, restores nuance to his reputation, and ends by highlighting how his late-in-life memoirs and steadfast character shaped a complex but ultimately sympathetic legacy.
- Published
- 2001
- Nationality
- American
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- Original Language
- English
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