![]() With this autobiography, it is indisputable that he achieves this goal. ![]() At the time he authored his memoirs in the mid-1880s, Grant was determined in spite of illness to add to the burgeoning historical narrative as a reliable source. Grant's own recollections we find appendices in the form of original correspondences sent and received regarding the Union and Confederate forces. Grant was a critical and commercial success, earning Julia royalties of about 450,000 (or more than. ![]() Grant is keen to narrate the experience from his perspective as a junior officer, bringing perspective of both the strategic planning and the tactical maneuvers such conflicts entailed together with the morale of the rank and file ahead of each skirmish. Grant finished his book just before he died the two-volume Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. ![]() Many presidents of the United States have written autobiographies about their presidencies and/or (some periods of) their life before their time in office. With the help of his publisher, Mark Twain. His Personal Memoirs is considered by historians to be among the best by a U.S. Various battles such as Monterrey, and sieges such as Vera Cruz, are recounted in this volume, with Mexico's actions and abilities as an enemy much detailed. Considered among the greatest of military memoirs, these two volumes were an immediate bestseller. Civil War and the author's time as President of the United States. Grant's memoirs begins with the author's formative years and his military service, continuing through the U.S. ![]()
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