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Under grant, the union army defeated the confederate military, secession and the war, which ended with the surrender of robert e. In an honest and intelligent voice, the celebrated civil war general and former president offers a detailed and intimate telling of the events of the mexicanamerican war, and the american civil war and his role. It is impossible to read this book and not realize that grant was an inordinately intelligent man and one hell of a writer. Grant sought to deliver his moral, political, economic and social argument for waging the war against the south in his personal memoirs. Grant 18221885 in preparing these volumes for the public, i have entered upon the task with the sincere desire to avoid doing injustice to any one, whether on the national or confederate side, other than the unavoidable injustice of not making mention often where special mention is due.

The modern library civil war bookshelf 5book bundle. This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion and a free quiz on personal memoirs of u. The celebrated remembrances of the man who led the union to victory during the civil war completed just days before his death, grants personal memoirs is a clear and compelling account of his military career, focusing on two great conflicts. Grant, volume 1 in grants writing inside the book it says these volumes are dedicated to the american soldiers and sailors. Octavo, original deluxe threequarter brown morocco gilt, raised bands, circular giltstamped medallions on front and rear covers, marbled endpapers and edges. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the civil war memoirs of ulysses s. Personal memoirs is devoted almost entirely to his life as a soldier, tracing the trajectory of.

You have to concentrate too much to keep your place going back and forth across the page. Grants is certainly one of the finest, and it is arguably the most notable literary achievement of any american president. The detail on the battles he fought and commanded are vivid and in his own words. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. I have an original book, published in 1885 personal memoirs of u. He was an author of unusual ability and his memoirs are widely regarded as one of the great books written in the english language. Grant was the commanderinchief of the union forces during the climactic late years of the civil war and later served as the 18th president of the united states. Grant another version only a short time has passed since the publication of the personal memoirs of ulysses s. Grant presidential library at mississippi state, for its invaluable notes identifying almost every personage mentioned by grant, expanding on incidents and events grant glosses over and even correcting his occasional. Broke and sickhe began suffering agonizingly painful throat cancer in 1884 grant agreed to write four articles for the century magazine on some of his civil war battles, and century offered to publish his memoirs if only hed. Granta change that he would adopt for the rest of his life. The perspective was entirely limited, as is appropriate for a memoir.

Buy a cheap copy of memoirs and selected letters book by ulysses s. Among the autobiographies of great military figures, ulysses s. His father was strict and had definite ideas about many things, including grants education. Check out ken glosss antiques roadshow appraisal of this 1885 personal memoirs of ulysses s.

With kaleidoscopic, trenchant, pathbreaking insights, elizabeth d. In the spring of 1885, while grant was struggling to complete his manuscript, twains subscription agents were spreading out across the us to raise advance orders for grants memoirs, a. One of mark twains most profitable ventures was the new york publishing house he founded and the memoir of ulysses s. In this post, ill look at four passages from the book and expand on each one. Grant 1822 1885 in preparing these volumes for the public, i have entered upon the task with the sincere desire to avoid doing injustice to any one, whether on the national or confederate side, other than the unavoidable injustice of not making mention often where special mention is due. Grants personal memoirs as well as advice on book reading order. So grants memoirs are not just for civil war buffs, any more than caesars the gallic wars are for fans of roman history, or students of latin. The focus of the book is grants military careerhis service in the mexican american war and the civil war. A new edition, with thorough commentary, of the memoirs of an american caesar. Grant 18221885 was born hiram ulysses grant in point pleasant, ohio, and worked on the family farm until his appointment in 1839 to the u. As such, it was written exclusively in first person. Ill conclude with a brief thesis on the lessons grant can teach us today. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read personal memoirs of ulysses s. His accounts of his campaigns focus on trains, rations, ammunition, etc.

I admit i moved past some of the dialogue as it was too detailed for me. After the war, grant served as peacetime general, implementing. The best and most interesting part of the book is grants recollection of the civil war. Grants book itself is a classic, but this paperback printing is highly unreadable. As commanding general, grant led the union armies to victory over the confederacy in the american civil war, which ended shortly after robert e. Grant has 150 books on goodreads with 26297 ratings. Grant wrote his personal memoirs to secure his familys futureand won himself a unique place in american letters. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Grant and millions of other books are available for instant access. Grant told the story of his life, relating incidents from his childhood through adulthood, including his term as leader of the confederate army. Ron chernow, in grant faced with cancer and financial ruin, ulysses s. Simon southern illinois university press, 1979 ps primary source a primary source is a work that is being studied, or that provides firsthand or direct evidence on a topic.

What is the value of ulysses s grant memoir first edition. The foremost military memoir in the english language, written in a clear, supple style. Lauded for its crisp and direct prose, grants autobiography offers frank insight into everything from the. The book is deeply researched, but it introduces its scholarship with a. In preparing these volumes for the public, i have entered upon the task with the sincere desire to avoid doing injustice to any one, whether on the national or confederate side, other than the unavoidable injustice of not making mention often where special mention is due. On reflection i will send the 18th corps by way of white house. Completed a short time before his death in 1885, the personal memoirs of ulysses s. I expect a true history major would digest each word and battle. Though grant opens with tales of his boyhood, his education at west. And john russell youngs book, around the world with general grant, published in 1879, had been a complete flop. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading personal memoirs of ulysses s grant, includes both volumes optimized for. Previous part 1 taylors aversion to the wearing of the uniform, and feeling that it would be regarded as a.

This is the first complete annotated edition of grants memoirs, fully. Of the many editions of the memoirs, i recommend the annotated edition published by harvard university press overseen by john f. Stiles discusses a new, completely annotated edition of grants memoirs, edited by john f. Grant is the first comprehensively annotated edition of grants memoirs, fully representing the great military leaders thoughts on his life and times through the end of the civil war and his invaluable perspective on battlefield decision making. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting. Thousands of civil war veterans interested in reading the generals description of wartime events created an instant market for the book. Grants writing has been praised for its conciseness.

From his frontier boyhood, to his heroics in battle, to the grinding poverty from which the civil war ironically rescued him, these. His remains currently reside in grants tomb in new york city. Samet has produced the most ambitious edition of ulysses grant s memoirs yet published one hundred and thirtythree years after its 1885 publication by mark twain, elizabeth samet has annotated this lavish edition of grant s landmark memoir, and expands the civil war backdrop against which this monumental american life. As the commander of the union army and a twoterm president, he had a unique perspective on the war that interested both the public and historical scholars, as they wanted to hear his side of the story. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. April 27, 1822 july 23, 1885 was the 18th president of the united states 18691877. The ghost that haunts grants memoirs the new york times. Completed just days before his death and hailed by mark twain as the most remarkable work of its kind since the commentaries of julius caesar, this is the nowlegendary autobiography of ulysses simpson grant 18221885, 18th president of the united states and the union general who led the north to victory in the civil war. For those military professionals seeking to emulate his deeds, it is interesting to see what he finds concerning.

Ulysses simpson grant, the commanderinchief of union forces during the final years of. Personal memoirs of ulysses s grant, includes both volumes optimized for kindle kindle edition by grant, ulysses s. Grant and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Grant is recognized today as one of the most significant american military memoirs of all time. Since these books are in the public domain there are. April 27, 1822 july 23, 1885 was the 18th president of the united states 18691877 following his success as military commander in the american civil war. Read an electronic edition of ulysses grants famous personal memoirs. In doing so, the civil wars greatest general won himself a unique place in american letters. Grant wrote his personal memoirs to secure his familys future. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as cds or access codes. The complete annotated edition october 2017, which was edited by grant library executive director john f. Grant was an outstanding military figure and the savior of the union during the civil war, as well as the 18th president of the united states from 186977.