Review of “Grant” by Ron Chernow
Ron Chernow’s “Grant” was published in 2017 to almost immediate acclaim and was named a Top 10 Book of the …
Category Archives: President #18 – U S Grant
Review of “American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant” by Ronald C. White
Ronald White’s “American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant” was published in 2016, two years after I spent eight …
The Best Biographies of Ulysses S. Grant
[Updated] Despite the pivotal role he played in the Civil War and the importance of his administration to Reconstruction, I …
Review of “The Man Who Saved the Union” by H.W. Brands
“The Man Who Saved the Union: Ulysses S. Grant in War and Peace” is H.W. Brands’s 2012 biography of the eighteenth …
The Civil War as Never Seen by Ulysses Grant
Ulysses S. Grant was the ultimate hero of the Civil War in nearly every way. While Lincoln’s generals in the …
Review of “Ulysses S. Grant” by Josiah Bunting
“Ulysses S. Grant” is Josiah Bunting’s 2004 biography of the eighteenth U.S. president. Bunting is an author, retired officer in the US Army …
Review of “Grant” by Jean Edward Smith
“Grant” is Jean Edward Smith’s 2001 biography of the eighteenth U.S. president. It was the 2002 finalist for the Pulitzer …
Review of “Ulysses S. Grant: Triumph over Adversity” by Brooks Simpson
Brooks Simpson’s “Ulysses S. Grant: Triumph Over Adversity, 1822-1865” was published in 2000 and is the first of two expected …
Review of “Ulysses S. Grant: Soldier & President” by Geoffrey Perret
My second biography of the eighteenth president was “Ulysses S. Grant: Soldier & President” by Geoffrey Perret. An American historian …
Review of “Grant: A Biography” by William McFeely
“Grant: A Biography” is William McFeely’s Pulitzer Prize winning 1981 biography of the Union general and eighteenth president. McFeely is …
Marching Ahead to Ulysses S. Grant
Having survived the presidency of Andrew Johnson, I’m moving on to six biographies of our eighteenth president, Ulysses S. Grant. …
My Journey Through the Best Presidential Biographies 