Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant

Description:

Tracing his ancestry, Grant gives insight into the upbringing of a heralded military and political leader. On a broader scale, his first-person account of America’s armed forces outlines both civil and foreign insurrection.Grant wrote the two-volume Memoirs, published by Mark Twain, during his final battle – a battle against cancer that he would ultimately lose.

subjects: Biography & Autobiography,  Nonfiction,  History,  Campaigns,  United States,  Generals,  Presidents,  Personal narratives,  United States. Army,  Mexican War, 1846-1848,  Biography,  Grant, ulysses s. (ulysses simpson), 1822-1885,  United states, army, biography,  Generals, biography,  Presidents, united states,  Mexican war, 1846-1848, personal narratives,  United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, campaigns,  United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, personal narratives,  New York Times reviewed,  Military campaigns,  American Civil War (1861-1865) fast (OCoLC)fst01351658,  Mexican War (1846-1848) fast (OCoLC)fst01019173,  Campaigns and battles,  American Civil War (1861-1865) fast (OCoLC)fst01351658 (uri) http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01351658,  Mexican War (1846-1848) fast (OCoLC)fst01019173 (uri) http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01019173

People: Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885)

Places: United States

Times: Civil War, 1861-1865,  War with Mexico, l845-l848