Grant biography book

Grant is a biography of Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States, written by American historian and biographer Ron Chernow. Grant, a Union general during the Civil War, served two terms as president, from to The definitive biography, Grant is a grand synthesis of painstaking research and literary brilliance that makes sense of all sides of Grant's life, explaining how this simple Midwesterner could at once be so ordinary and so extraordinary. Early years First steps Professional growth Public recognition Peak period Later years Public interest Professional activity Media attention
—Elizabeth Varon “Chernow’s biography of Grant is the best—the fullest, best researched, and most readable—of the large number of Grant bios.” —James M. McPherson “In my view, Catton understood Grant the general and Grant the man better than any other Grant biographer.” —Stephen W. Sears.