The following december frederick inscribed this prepublication copy of his fathers memoirs seven days before the first volume of the book was published on december 10, 1885 to oliver corse hoyt, a prominent new york merchant and financier who served as a presidential elector in grants 1872 reelection, casting his vote for grant. A first hand account of history, yes, but also just a really good book. Though grant opens with tales of his boyhood, his education at west. Grant, 18th president of the united states and commander of the union forces in the civil war. The vicksburg campaign general grant wrote this book while dying of throat cancer. Grant volume 1 is very much an insightful look at grant s rise to prominence.
There are portions where you will literally laugh out loud. Stiles discusses a new, completely annotated edition of grants memoirs, edited by john f. Grant provides leadership lessons that can be obtained nowhere else. His father was strict and had definite ideas about many things, including grants education. In this unabridged recording provided free of charge from librivox, ulysses s. I will listen to it over and over again because its so chuck full of information presented in a down to earth manner. Apr 04, 2019 im on my 4th grant bio in as many weeks, but so far my favorite has been the newest, ron whites american ulysses, particularly its treatment of grants world tour, which was by far the best treatment of that phase of his life aside, of course, from edwina campbells excellent citizen of a wider commonwealth. 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. Though grant s memoirs were written 119 years ago, they remain fresh, vibrant and an intensely good read. The best and most interesting part of the book is grants recollection of the civil war. Grants book, never out of print and viewed as an american masterpiece, was a lastditch effort to ensure his familys financial security after he had been swindled out of his investments. So for the price everyone else charges for just 1 book, we offer you unlimited audio books, ebooks and language courses to download and enjoy as you please. Among the autobiographies of great military figures, ulysses s.
His ability to strategize despite how unorthodox it may have been during the war and his enduring loyalty to the union are immense factors to his meteoric rise in the army. The completed audio book is a life of general robert e leeby john eston cooke. A celebration of us grant this book is all about how great if however misunderstood grant was. After hearing the same chapter for the second and sometimes 3rd time, i just skipped to the next one and assume that some whole chapters were missing from the audio book. Grant rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far. Grants memoirs and you feel as if the voice you hear is exactly that of mr. I have a book that belonged to my great grandmother. Jun 01, 2004 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Personal memoirs of u s grant part 14 full audiobook by ulysses s. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
The audio is spliced together in an obvious manner and is sometimes awkward. I thought julius caesar and winston churchill could write of war and leadership but grants memoirs blew me away. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Of course, if you buy an atlas on the side, youve lost the bargain part of this deal. I have since downloaded from audible another publishers version grants memoirs that was not subdivided into three parts and am fully satisfied with that version. My great grandmother signed her name inside and its dated dec. Refreshingly candid and honest, grants assessment of his humble beginnings, his rise to fame, and. 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. It is well written and the facts seem to be straight. Faced with failing health and financial ruin, the civil wars greatest general and former president wrote his personal memoirs to secure his familys future and won himself a unique place in american letters. Dead last in narration tied with a basil liddell hart audio book what did you like best about this story. This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion and a free quiz on personal memoirs of u.
Ulysses simpson grant born hiram ulysses grant was an american soldier and statesman who served as commanding general of the army and the 18th president of the united states, the highest positions in the military and the government of the united states. A major new biography of the civil war general and american president, by the author of the new york times bestseller a. Civil war histories and grant biographies give the impression that one of grants most valuable. Grant are written by the most well known civil war general himself, ulysses s. 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. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading personal memoirs of ulysses s. Bankrupt, suffering from a terminal illness and never. Written from his death bed, the personal memoirs of ulysses s. He had been swindled by a dishonest wall street broker and his trophies and possessions were stripped from him to satisfy the demands of his debtors. Grant 1822 1885 in preparing these volumes for the public, i have. The dramatic story of one of americas greatest and most misunderstood military leaders and presidents, this is a major new interpretation of ulysses s. Grant, the 18th president of the united states, focused mainly on his military career during the mexicanamerican war and the american civil war, and completed as he was dying of throat cancer in 1885.
Oct 10, 2017 grants book, never out of print and viewed as an american masterpiece, was a lastditch effort to ensure his familys financial security after he had been swindled out of his investments. Im on my 4th grant bio in as many weeks, but so far my favorite has been the newest, ron whites american ulysses, particularly its treatment of grants world tour, which was by far the best treatment of that phase of his life aside, of course, from edwina campbells excellent citizen of a wider commonwealth. 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. For those military professionals seeking to emulate his deeds, it is interesting to see what he finds concerning. Interesting factoid, discovered in the chernow book, was that mark twain was his publisher and the man that got grant to complete his memoirs. His accounts of his campaigns focus on trains, rations, ammunition, etc. Oct 10, 2017 grant is yet another book like last years american ulysses, by ronald c. Grant author, robin field narrator, blackstone audio, inc. 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. One of mark twains most profitable ventures was the new york publishing house he founded and the memoir of ulysses s.
Grant s is certainly one of the finest, and it is arguably the most notable literary achievement of any american president. The ghost that haunts grants memoirs the new york times. Among the autobiographies of generals and statesmen, these memoirs rank with the greatest. Both books were originally published shortly after the american civil war. Grant 18221885 in preparing these volumes for the public, i have entered upon the task with the sincere desire to avoid doing injustice. Personal memoirs of grant by grant, signed abebooks. Harpertorch brings great works of nonfiction and the dramatic arts to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and. Aug 22, 20 twain and grant shared a similar sense of humor, and grant s witicisms in the memoirs are frequent, unexpected and welcome.
Grant is yet another book like last years american ulysses, by ronald c. His father was strict and had definite ideas about many things, including grant s education. From his frontier boyhood, to his heroics in battle, to the grinding poverty from which the civil war ironically rescued him, these. You walk away from this book feeling as if you know the man, us grant, and know the people he knew intimately by association included general sherman, general sheridan, general halleck, and mr. Mark twain hailed them as the best of any generals since caesar. What is the value of ulysses s grant memoir first edition. Nov 10, 2010 among the autobiographies of great military figures, ulysses s. Aug 07, 2011 the completed audio book is a life of general robert e leeby john eston cooke.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. For me it was the reconstruction of a historical figure i thought that i knew something about. Personal memoirs of u s grant part 14 full audiobook by. Grant recounts what many believe is one of the greatest direct accounts of the american civil war. There should be 5 seconds silence at the end of the recording, or 10 seconds for files longer than 30 minutes. And john russell youngs book, around the world with general grant, published in 1879, had been a complete flop. As good as grants prose is, a textual description cant match a map for giving you an idea of whats going on in a battle. In ron chernows grant, an american giants makeover. White that means to correct what used to be the conventional wisdom about grant. The twovolume set was published by mark twain shortly after grant. In his own words, grant carefully plots out his humble early life, the military breakthroughs that made lincoln take notice, and in the most harrowing section, a.
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