Description
From a troubled youth and failed business ventures to his rise as one of the Civil War’s most formidable commanders, this sweeping biography traces Ulysses S. Grant’s transformation into a leader who could endure setbacks and keep moving forward. It follows his strategic brilliance on the battlefield and his complicated, hard-won stewardship of the presidency as the nation struggled to heal after the war. With a clear-eyed focus on character as much as events, the book explores themes of perseverance, moral ambiguity, national reconciliation, and the burdens of power. Ron Chernow’s signature narrative depth—grounded in meticulous research and propelled by vivid storytelling—reframes Grant beyond myth, challenging inherited myths while illuminating the man behind the legend.
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hardcover
Penguin Press
Published Jan 1, 2017
1074 pages
ISBN: 9781594204876
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First Published
2017
Language
eng
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Content and trigger warnings for Grant by Ron Chernow.