Personal Memoirs, Paperback

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One of the great military and political memoirs of all time, from the subject of Hamilton author Ron Chernow's forthcoming biography, Grant Faced with cancer and financial ruin, the Civil War's greatest general and former president, Ulysses S. Grant wrote his personal memoirs to secure his family's future. In doing so he won himself a unique place in American letters. Acclaimed by writers as diverse as Mark Twain and Gertrude Stein, Grant's memoirs demonstrate the intelligence, intense determination, and laconic modesty that made him the Union's foremost commander. Personal Memoirs is devoted almost entirely to his life as a soldier. For their directness and clarity, his writings on war are without rival in American Literature. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1, 800 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.