First published 2016
Ulysses S. Grant once stood alongside Washington and Lincoln as a pillar of American greatness. The twentieth century diminished his reputation, but Ronald C. White argues we must restore Grant to his rightful place in history. White spent seven years researching primary documents, some never before examined by Grant scholars. His biography reveals a generous, reflective leader who managed difficult personalities and delegated effectively. Julia Dent Grant emerges as an influential partner rather than a footnote. The book shows Grant as both military genius and champion of civil rights who fought the Ku Klux Klan as president and challenged immoral policies toward Native Americans. White explores Grant's final race against death to complete his memoirs, published by Mark Twain and regarded as the finest autobiography by an American leader. This three-dimensional portrait captures Grant as husband, father, commander, and writer.
Genres: biography, history, 20th-century, american, 19th-century, american-history
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: champion-of-civil-rights, military-genius, three-dimensional-portrait
Setting: America
Period: 19th-Century, 20th-Century
864 pages · Hardcover · Random House