An acclaimed biography of Ulysses S Grant traces the life of the Civil War general and eighteenth president of the United States and assesses his major accomplishments. Read Ulysses S. Grant – cosmologychris.co.uk
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- Paperback
- 560 pages
- Ulysses S. Grant
- Geoffrey Perrett
- English
- 03 September 2017 Geoffrey Perrett
- 037575220X
So, there comes a time in a girl s life when she has a choice get it done, or get it done right I decided to be a grown up and pick thecomprehensive Ulysses S Grant biography instead of the easier and shorter volume in the American Presidency series I went to the library to retrieve I rarely display such prudence, and likely will not again soon, but I am so glad I ate my Wheaties that morning It was a long book, and this is a long review So sorry Ulysses S Grant Soldier P So, there comes a time in a girl s life when she has a choice get it done, or get it done right I decided to be a grown up and pick...
second biography of the eighteenth president was Ulysses S Grant Soldier President by Geoffrey Perret An American historian and author, Perret published his biography of Grant in 1997 Also among his dozen published books are biographies of Eisenhower, JFK and Douglas MacArthur.No other study of Grant seems to elicit as wide a range of opinions as does this biography Scholars universally deride Perret s effort for its dozens of usually mino second biography of the eighteenth president was Ulysses S Grant Soldier President by Geoffrey Perret An American historian and author, Perret published his biography of Grant in 1997 Also among his dozen published books are biographies of Eisenhower, JFK and Douglas MacArthur.No other study of Grant seems to elicit as wide a range of opinions as does this biography Scholars universally deride Perret s effort for its dozens of usually minor factual errors Most casual readers seeking an informative and pain free journey through Grant s life, however, find this biography engaging and enjoyable.Immediately obvious to any reader is that Perret s is a fast paced and lively book In its earliest pages it almost seems insuf...
Prior to reading this book, my knowledge of Grant was limited to his storied and stellar prosecution of the Civil War Of his presidency, I knew little save for frequent encounters with rankings of Commanders in Chief which often place his presidency near the bottom of least successful Grant was a reluctant President and an unfortunate one where he was expected to live up to his magnificence as America s first Four Star General that saved the Union while likewise serving in the shadow of the sc Prior to reading this book, my knowledge of Grant was limited to his storied and stellar prosecution of the Civil War Of his presidency, I knew little save for frequent encounters with rankings of Commanders in Chief which often place his presidency near the bottom of least successful Grant was a reluctant President and an unfortunate one where he was expected to live up to his magnificence as America s first Four S...
I have read several books about confederate generals, but none about Union generals, so I figured I would read this book I found the book very interesting I learned two major things from this book 1 The Union would have won the war much earlier if it had not had so many incompetent gene...
And oft villified for inaccuracies , but good to read Grant bio Probably the best telling of Grant s harrowing Panama mission as a young captain
A highly professional biography, dating from 1997 and resting on extant biographical material published and unpublished, and including major portions of Perrett s additional information on a new approach to battle and rectification of the misunderstanding of Grant and of his being often underrated The few photographs are well chosen, just wish there werehelpful Civil War maps Perrett starts with a fine portrayal of Ohio early 19th century and Grant s grandfather and father and families A highly professional biography, dating from 1997 and resting on extant biographical material published and unpublished, and including major portions of Perrett s additional information on a new approach to battle and rectification of the misunderstanding of Grant and of his being often underrated The few photographs are well chosen, just wish there werehelpful Civil War maps Perrett starts with a fine portrayal of Ohio early 19th century and Grant s grandfather and father and families and living activities Then he does what a professional historian should do reports that in late middle age Grant was strongly vehemently opposed to the war with Mexico the most wicked war the US ever waged , then points out that at the time in his letters and conversations he expressed not so much as a hint of opposition to th...
So far so good I m fascinated by the western theater of the Civil War, the result of Rifles for Waitie, part of my Newberry Project and encouraged by books like The River Between Us Early in the book Grant is still at Westpoint but it is easy to read meaning I don t fall asleep or avoid the book or even need another book to read to get through this one ContinuedI was fascinated by the idea of Westpoint as Jefferson s attempt to provide an alternative to the available higher educatio So far so good I m fascinated by the western theater of the Civil War, the result of Rifles for Waitie, part of my Newberry Project and encouraged by books like The River Between Us Early in the book Grant is still at Westpoint bu...
Well, I m working my way through the presidents and I expected to be mildly entertained reading about the famous General Grant of the Union Army However, I was pleasantly surprised to find this book extremely riveting and highly readable Both Ulysses S Grant and Geoffrey Perret have my solid respect U.S Grant had a very interesting life At times it reads like a script for a John Wayne movie young dashing Grant riding a horse at top speed through the enemy s territory, being shot at contin Well, I m working my way through the presidents and I expected to be mildly entertained reading about the famous General Grant of the Union Army However, I was pleasantly surprised to find this book extremely riveting and highly readable Both Ulysses S Grant and Geoffrey Perret have my solid respect U.S Grant had a very interesting life At times it reads like a script for a John Wayne movie young dashing Grant riding a horse at top speed through the enemy s territory, being shot at continuously, during the Mexican War and since Grant had a thirst for adventure, he definitely found ways to get it Another thing that really grabbed my attention was the fact that Grant was never re...
Winning the Civil War was a piece of cake compared to being president of the United States That s the portrait painted by author Geoffrey Perret in his exhaustive biography of Ulysses S Grant The author s mastery of history and ability to interpret events made the trek through this massive volume muchenjoyable than I had expected But it sthan just a collection of dates and battles Perret has managed to capture Grant the man as an individual sensitive enough to be devoted to one Winning the Civil War was a piece of cake compared to being president of the United States That s the portrait painted by author Geoffrey Perret in his exhaustive biography of Ulysses S Grant The author s mastery of history and ability to interpret events made the trek through this massive volume muchenjoyable than I had expected But it sthan just a collection of dates and battles Perret has managed to capture Grant the man as an individual sensitive enough to be devoted to one woman throughout his life but steely enough to send thousands into battle when other Northern generals ran for cover.Perret doesn t shy from editorializing at times For example, when discussing Mary Todd Lincoln he writes In truth, Julia Grant s wife couldn t stand the hysterical and self dramatizing Mary Lincoln The First Lady was absurdly jealous, highly irritable and almost devoid of common sense He carries this writing...
He was born Hiram Ulysses Grant in 1822 how he became Ulysses S Grant is a story in itself This book, by Geoffrey Perret, is a good workmanlike biography of Grant It depicts his childhood and his journey to West Point It discusses his marriage to Julia with James Longstreet and Cadmus Wilcox, ironically, as two of his three groomsmen they would be on opposing sides in the Civil War It describes his service in the military including some genuinely courageous behavior in the Mexican War He was born Hiram Ulysses Grant in 1822 how he became Ulysses S Grant is a story in itself This book, by Geoffrey Perret, is a good workmanlike biography of Grant It depicts his childhood and his journey ...