Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant
by Ulysses S. Grant
Taste attributes: biographydocumentarywarhistoricalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearbig & variedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalunderdog triumphssocial commentary
Boxlist takeRealistic and weighty: a stirring biography, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About This Book
Faced with failing health and financial ruin, the Civil War's greatest general and former president wrote his personal memoirs to secure his family's future - and won himself a unique place in American letters.Devoted almost entirely to his life as a soldier, Grant's Memoirs traces the trajectory of his extraordinary career - from West Point cadet to general-in-chief of all Union armies.
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- Author
- Ulysses S. Grant
- Published
- 1885
- Pages
- 380
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