| Ulysses S. Grant: The Unlikely Hero Contributor(s): Korda, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060755210 ISBN-13: 9780060755218 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $13.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2009 Annotation: Korda brings his acclaimed storytelling talents to the life of Ulysses S. Grant, a man who managed to end the Civil War on a note of grace and served two terms as president. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads Of State - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - Biography & Autobiography | Historical |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: Eminent Lives |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.2" W x 7.8" (0.30 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Michael Korda has delivered a jewel of a short life of Ulysses S. Grant, a general deadly on the battlefield and unprepossessing off it. As a biographer Korda is Grant-like himself: unambiguous, decisive, clear. The book is a joy to read." --Larry McMurtry, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Lonesome Dove The first officer since George Washington to become a four-star general in the United States Army, Ulysses S. Grant was a man who managed to end the Civil War on a note of grace, and was the only president between Andrew Jackson and Woodrow Wilson to serve eight consecutive years in the White House. The son of an Ohio tanner, he has long been remembered as a brilliant general but a failed president whose second term ended in financial and political scandal. But now acclaimed, bestselling author Michael Korda offers a dramatic reconsideration of the man, his life, and his presidency. Ulysses S. Grant is an evenhanded and stirring portrait of a flawed leader who nevertheless ably guided America through a pivotal juncture in its history. |
Contributor Bio(s): Korda, Michael: - Michael Korda is the author of Ulysses S. Grant, Ike, Hero, and Charmed Lives. Educated at Le Rosey in Switzerland and at Magdalen College, Oxford, he served in the Royal Air Force. He took part in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and on its fiftieth anniversary was awarded the Order of Merit of the People's Republic of Hungary. He and his wife, Margaret, make their home in Dutchess County, New York. |