Title: Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant (2 volumes in 1)
First published: 1885
Description: Tracing his ancestry, Grant gives insight into the upbringing of a heralded military and political leader. On a broader scale, his first-person account of America’s armed forces outlines both civil and foreign insurrection.Grant wrote the two-volume Memoirs, published by Mark Twain, during his final battle – a battle against cancer that he would ultimately lose.
Subjects: Biography & Autobiography, Nonfiction, History, Campaigns, United States, Generals, Presidents, Personal narratives, United States. Army, Mexican War, 1846-1848, Biography, Grant, ulysses s. (ulysses simpson), 1822-1885, United states, army, biography, Generals, biography, Presidents, united states, Mexican war, 1846-1848, personal narratives, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, campaigns, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, personal narratives, New York Times reviewed, Military campaigns, American Civil War (1861-1865) fast (OCoLC)fst01351658, Mexican War (1846-1848) fast (OCoLC)fst01019173, Campaigns and battles, American Civil War (1861-1865) fast (OCoLC)fst01351658 (uri) http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01351658, Mexican War (1846-1848) fast (OCoLC)fst01019173 (uri) http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01019173
Places: United States
People: Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885)
Time periods: Civil War, 1861-1865, War with Mexico, l845-l848