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About personal memoirs one of the most unflinching studies of war in our literature. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. Beloved and bestselling since its publication in 1885, personal memoirs of ulysses s. In an attempt to assist the grant family in recovering some of the fortune lost when grant was defrauded of his estate, twain created a national marketing campaign that used civil war veterans as booksellers. Pdf personal memoirs of ulysses s grant download full. About personal memoirs the foremost military memoir in the english language, written in a clear, supple style. Grant selected letters, 18391865 library of america hardcover by ulysses s. Nov 01, 2007 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. Grant was an instant successa result of the marketing efforts of mark twain, grant s publisher and personal friend. The nook book ebook of the personal memoirs of ulysses s. After finishing his second term in office in 1877, grant and his wife julia took a trip around the world which left him short on money. 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 cancer in 1885.
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