Born in Ohio in 1822, Ulysses S. Grant graduated from West Point
and fought in the U.S.-Mexican War before marrying Julia Dent in
1848. During the Civil War Grant proved himself to be the
conflict's greatest general and became a hero to millions. His two
terms as president, 1869-77, were marked by conflict and
controversy, but he won renewed admiration for writing his
brilliant Personal Memoirs while suffering from throat cancer,
completing them days before his death in 1885.
Ron Chernow is the prizewinning author of seven books--including,
most recently, the national best seller Grant--and the recipient of
the 2015 National Humanities Medal. His first book, The House of
Morgan, won the National Book Award, Washington- A Life won the
Pulitzer Prize for Biography, and Alexander Hamilton--the
inspiration for the Broadway musical--won the American History Book
Prize. He resides in Brooklyn, New York.
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