In an attempt to assist the Grant family in recovering some of the fortune lost when Grant was defrauded of his estate, Twain created a national marketing campaign that used Civil War veterans as booksellers. Grant was an instant success-a result of the marketing efforts of Mark Twain, Grant’s publisher and personal friend. In an honest and intelligent voice, the celebrated Civil War general and former President offers a detailed and intimate telling of the events of the Mexican-American war, and the American Civil War and his role within it as a Union General.Īt the time of its publication, the Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant is recognized today as one of the most significant American military memoirs of all time. Completed a short time before his death in 1885, the Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S.
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