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Personal Memoirs (Penguin Classics) by Ulysses S. Grant is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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'One of the most unflinching studies of war in our literature.'--William McFeeleyAmong the autobiographies of great military figures, Ulysses S. Grant's is certainly one of the finest, and it is arguably the most notable literary achievement of any American president: a lucid, compelling, and brutally honest chronicle of triumph and failure. From his frontier boyhood to his heroics in battle to the grinding poverty from which the Civil War ironically'rescued'him, these memoirs are a mesmerizing, deeply moving account of a brilliant man, told with great courage as he reflects on the fortunes that shaped his life and his character. Written under excruciating circumstances (as Grant was dying of throat cancer), encouraged and edited from its very inception by Mark Twain, it is a triumph of the art of autobiography. The books in the Modern Library War series have been chosen by series editor Caleb Carr according to the significance of their subject matter, their contribution to the field of military history, and their literary merit.

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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Ulysses S. Grant
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Published
1999
Language
EN
ISBN
9780140437010
Category
history
Subjects
Memoir, Biography, History
Rating
4.15 / 5 (79 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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