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Grant
- A Biography
- Narrated by: Jeff Riggenbach
- Length: 27 hrs and 9 mins
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Publisher's Summary
In this stunning biography, William McFeely brings us a thoroughly compelling story of a tangled life.
Having once said “a military life had no charms to me,” U.S. Grant entered West Point to get through the course, secure a detail for a few years as assistant professor of mathematics at the Academy, and afterwards obtain a permanent position as professor at some respectable college. But the course his life took was quite different. Little did he ever dream that he would serve with distinction in the Mexican War, lead the Union to victory in the Civil War, struggle through eight years as President of the United States, and wage bitter personal battles against alcoholism, insolvency, and cancer.
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- East of Here
- 2023-04-02
All about race
The book skips lightly over many aspects of Grant’s life and military career. There is much discussion of various topics concerning racial friction, including of Grant’s family and friends.
I was hoping to get a deeper understanding of Grant’s personality and thinking. I found Chernow’s biography to be better, but it overdid the issue of Grant’s drinking. Modern authors seem eager to find faults, and make judgements from a modern perspective. Grant’s own autobiography is definitely the most authentic picture of the man. Too bad there isn’t a more objective and comprehensive story of Grant - a man both common and unusual.
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