{"product_id":"american-ulysses-a-life-of-ulysses-s-grant-9781400069026","title":"American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - From the author of \u003ci\u003eA. Lincoln, \u003c\/i\u003ea major new biography of one of America's greatest generals--and most misunderstood presidents\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the William Henry Seward Award for Excellence in Civil War Biography - Finalist for the Gilder-Lehrman Military History Book Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In his time, Ulysses S. Grant was routinely grouped with George Washington and Abraham Lincoln in the \"Trinity of Great American Leaders.\" But the battlefield commander-turned-commander-in-chief fell out of favor in the twentieth century. In \u003ci\u003eAmerican Ulysses, \u003c\/i\u003e Ronald C. White argues that we need to once more revise our estimates of him in the twenty-first. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Based on seven years of research with primary documents--some of them never examined by previous Grant scholars--this is destined to become \u003ci\u003ethe \u003c\/i\u003eGrant biography of our time. White, a biographer exceptionally skilled at writing momentous history from the inside out, shows Grant to be a generous, curious, introspective man and leader--a willing delegator with a natural gift for managing the rampaging egos of his fellow officers. His wife, Julia Dent Grant, long marginalized in the historic record, emerges in her own right as a spirited and influential partner. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Grant was not only a brilliant general but also a passionate defender of equal rights in post-Civil War America. After winning election to the White House in 1868, he used the power of the federal government to battle the Ku Klux Klan. He was the first president to state that the government's policy toward American Indians was immoral, and the first ex-president to embark on a world tour, and he cemented his reputation for courage by racing against death to complete his \u003ci\u003ePersonal Memoirs\u003c\/i\u003e. Published by Mark Twain, it is widely considered to be the greatest autobiography by an American leader, but its place in Grant's life story has never been fully explored--until now. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One of those rare books that successfully recast our impression of an iconic historical figure, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Ulysses\u003c\/i\u003e gives us a finely honed, three-dimensional portrait of Grant the man--husband, father, leader, writer--that should set the standard by which all future biographies of him will be measured. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eAmerican Ulysses\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" Ronald C. White] portrays a deeply introspective man of ideals, a man of measured thought and careful action who found himself in the crosshairs of American history at its most crucial moment.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"White delineates Grant's virtues better than any author before. . . . By the end, readers will see how fortunate the nation was that Grant went into the world--to save the Union, to lead it and, on his deathbed, to write one of the finest memoirs in all of American letters.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Ronald White has restored Ulysses S. Grant to his proper place in history with a biography whose breadth and tone suit the man perfectly. Like Grant himself, this book will have staying power.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Magisterial . . . Grant's esteem in the eyes of historians has increased significantly in the last generation. . . .  \u003ci\u003eAmerican Ulysses\u003c\/i\u003e] is the newest heavyweight champion in this movement.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Superb . . . illuminating, inspiring and deeply moving.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"In this sympathetic, rigorously sourced biography, White . . . conveys the essence of Grant the man and Grant the warrior.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400069026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 864\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2016 pg. 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/18\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2016 pg. 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2016 pg. 158\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2016 pg. 33\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/18\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/09\/2016\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ronald C. 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