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From his frontier boyhood, to his heroics in battle. But grant was largely disengaged from the companys business, often signing papers without reading them. I listen to a lot of audio books on my commute to and from work. The dramatic story of one of americas greatest and most misunderstood military leaders and presidents, this is a major new interpretation of. Grant 18221885 in preparing these volumes for the public, i have entered upon the task with the sincere desire to avoid doing injustice to any one, whether on the national or confederate side, other than the unavoidable injustice of not making mention often where special mention is due. Grant are written by the most well known civil war general himself, ulysses s. His father was strict and had definite ideas about many things, including grant s education. Grant s personal memoirs as well as advice on book reading order. Caleb carr is the bestselling author of the novels the alienist and the angel of darkness, as well as a critically acclaimed.
A major new biography of the civil war general and american president, by the author of the new york times bestseller a. A first hand account of history, yes, but also just a really good book. If there is a single contemporary document which explains why the north won the civil war, that abiding conundrum of american historical inquiry, it is the personal memoirs of u. Grant, librivox community for free with a 30 day free trial. Quite simply, theres nothing like a compelling memoir. Grant 1822 1885 in preparing these volumes for the public, i have entered upon the task with the sincere desire to avoid doing injustice to any one, whether on the national or confederate side, other than the unavoidable injustice of not making mention often where special mention is due. Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Grant presidential library at mississippi state, for its invaluable notes identifying almost every personage mentioned by grant, expanding on incidents and events grant glosses over and even correcting his occasional misstatements. Rachel jeffs is the daughter of warren jeffs, the currently incarcerated leader of the flds church. Weve rounded up some of readers favorite audiobook autobiographies, all read by the writers themselves. As with all memoirs, grants was at its best as a revelation of the way he remembered the events of his tumultuous life and the feelings they evoked in him as death drew near. Grant was old fashioned in that way, and these are not confidential memoirs.
Completed a short time before his death in 1885, the personal memoirs of ulysses s. Great audiobook memoirs, read by the authors goodreads. Stream and download audiobooks on your iphone, ipad, android, pc or mac. The focus of the book is grants military careerhis service in the. Mark twain hailed them as the best of any generals since caesar. Ulysses simpson grant born hiram ulysses grant was an american soldier and statesman who served as commanding general of the army and the 18th president of the united states, the highest positions in the military and the government of the united states. Faced with cancer and financial ruin, the civil wars greatest general and former president, ulysses s. These memoirs, completed while grant was dying of throat cancer, and published with the help of mark twain, succeeded in two ways. The ghost that haunts grants memoirs the new york times. The next year, grant moved to new york city to go into business with his son, ulysses s.
Interior generally fresh with very light foxing to preliminaries, minor expert archival repair to foldlines of facsimile leaf i, small marginal closed tear not affecting text ii. Grant 1822 1885 in preparing these volumes for the. The twovolume set was published by mark twain shortly after grant. In preparing these volumes for the public, i have entered upon the task with the sincere desire to avoid doing injustice to any one, whether on the national or confederate side, other than the unavoidable injustice of not making mention often where special mention is due. There are portions where you will literally laugh out loud. Download as many audiobooks, ebooks, language audio courses, and language eworkbooks as you want during the free trial and its all yours to keep even if you cancel. Its truth was less in the details of what he recalled as in the story he had to tell, of justice triumphant over a great evil. Stiles discusses a new, completely annotated edition of grants memoirs, edited by john f. About personal memoirs one of the most unflinching studies of war in our literature. Get thousands of bestsellers and latest releases, get any audiobook free with a 7 day free trial. Aug 22, 20 twain and grant shared a similar sense of humor, and grant s witicisms in the memoirs are frequent, unexpected and welcome. Grant, the 18th president of the united states, focused mainly on his military career during the mexicanamerican war and the american civil war, and completed as he was dying of throat cancer in 1885. This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion and a free quiz on personal memoirs of u.
Grant has 150 books on goodreads with 26297 ratings. Encouraged by his friend mark twain, grant began preparing his memoirs in 1884. The service works on any major device including computers, smartphones, music players, ereaders, and tablets. After three deadly years of fighting, president abraham lincoln had seen a little progress in the west against the confederacy, but in the main theater of operations, virginia, the lines were almost exactly where they had been when the american civil war started. Grant wrote his personal memoirs to secure his family s future. Grant, commander in chief of the union forces during the final years of the civil war and eighteenth president of the united states, was born on april 27, 1822, and died on july 23, 1885, less than one week after completing work on this book. Dont have an ios or android device, then listen in your browse on any pc or mac computer. The vicksburg campaign general grant wrote this book while dying of throat cancer. Grant was sick and broke when he began work on his memoirs. Completed just days before his death, grants personal memoirs is a clear and compelling account of his military career, focusing on two great conflicts.
Nov 10, 2010 among the autobiographies of great military figures, ulysses s. Oct 27, 2017 of the many editions of the memoirs, i recommend the annotated edition published by harvard university press overseen by john f. Driven by financial worries and a desire to provide for his wife, he wrote diligently during a year of deteriorating health. Among the autobiographies of generals and statesmen, these memoirs rank with the greatest. From his frontier boyhood, to his heroics in battle, to the grinding poverty from which the civil war.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read personal memoirs of ulysses s. Grant, complete in the cuyahoga county public library digital collection. Grant were completed just a few days before his death on july 23, 1885. Grant s is certainly one of the finest, and it is arguably the most notable literary achievement of any american president. William mcfeeley among the autobiographies of great military figures, ulysses s. Download as many audiobooks, ebooks, language audio courses, and language eworkbooks as you want during the free trial and it s all yours to keep even if you cancel during the free trial.
After an ineffectual term as president, ruined by bankruptcy and dying of throat cancer, grant agreed to publish his memoirs to provide a measure of economic security for his family. Mar 10, 2008 twain and grant shared a similar sense of humor, and grant s witicisms in the memoirs are frequent, unexpected and welcome. Buy a cheap copy of memoirs and selected letters book by ulysses s. As with all memoirs, grant s was at its best as a revelation of the way he remembered the events of his tumultuous life and the feelings they evoked in him as death drew near. Personal memoirs of u s grant part 14 full audiobook by. Perhaps the most revelatory autobiography of high command to exist in any language. Download or stream instantly more than 55,000 audiobooks. Can books gives you unlimited access to over 40,000 audiobooks, ebooks, and foreign language courses. From 18691877 he served as the eighteenth president of the united states. In doing so, the civil war s greatest general won himself a unique place in american letters. Grant mp3 cd, unabridged at the best online prices at ebay. This library of america series edition is printed on acidfree paper and features smythsewn binding, a full cloth cover, and a ribbon marker. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
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Grant finished writing his personal memoirs shortly before his death in 1885. I will listen to it over and over again because its so chuck full of information presented in a down to earth manner. The war was at a stalemate with northern public support rapidly fading. Now many memoirists are narrating their own works for the audio version of their books, adding new depths and layers to their work. Grant was the 18th president of the united states as well as military commander during the. Grants personal memoirs and selected letters 18391865 library of america editionthis is one of the most important books written an american. There is something huge and seething about these memoirs. The celebrated remembrances of the man who led the union to victory during the civil war. Looking for the perfect audiobook to listen to during your commute, workout, or road trip. The dramatic story of one of americas greatest and most misunderstood military leaders and presidents, this is a major new interpretation of ulysses s. Grant author, robin field narrator, blackstone audio, inc. Lauded for its crisp and direct prose, grants autobiography offers frank insight into. Free audio books in genre memoirs that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for your portable audio player. However, behind the shroud of legend was an honest.
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