Ulysses S. Grant
Subtitle: triumph over adversity, 1822-1865
By: Brooks D. Simpson.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 533
Subjects: Grant, Ulysses S. 1822-1885.; United States. Army -- Biography.; Presidents -- United States -- Biography.; Generals -- United States -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "In reading the original sources, Brooks D. Simpson became convinced that Grant was neither a bumbling idiot who was the darling of fortune nor a flawless general who could do no wrong.

Rather, he was a tangle of opposing qualities - a relentless warrior but a generous victor, a commander who drew upon uncommon common sense in drafting campaign plans and in winning battles, a soldier so sensitive to suffering that he could not stand to see the bloody hides at his father's tannery, a man who made mistakes and sometimes learned from them. Even as he waged war, he realized the broader political implications of the struggle; he came to believe that the preservation of the Union depended upon the destruction of slavery.

In the first of two volumes, Brooks Simpson brings Grant's story to life in an account that is readable, balanced, compelling, and definitive."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 469-523) and index.