Grant

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Ron Chernow: Grant (2018, Head of Zeus)

1104 pages

English language

Published Nov. 12, 2018 by Head of Zeus.

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978-1-78854-161-9
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Grant is a 2017 biography of Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States, written by American historian and biographer Ron Chernow. Grant, a Union general during the Civil War, served two terms as president, from 1869 to 1877. Chernow asserts that both Grant's command of the Overland campaign and his presidency have been seen in an undeservedly negative light.

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reviewed Grant by Ron Chernow

A humanizing look at a towering figure in history

4 stars

Grant's legacy seems to have waned and waxed as we collectively grapple with the era he shaped—the American Civil War and Reconstruction. Chernow portrays Grant as a man who remained relatively unchanged by pressure, stress, fame, and power. While it sometimes resulted in trusting people that could not be trusted, it also let him wage a new kind of war and persevere in protecting the lives and livelihoods of freed black citizens. Chernow's biography of Grant is accessible and readable, and if he shows some preference for his subject, it is quite understandable.

Subjects

  • Grant, ulysses s. (ulysses simpson), 1822-1885
  • United states, army, biography
  • Presidents, united states
  • Generals, biography
  • United states, politics and government, 1865-1900