# Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant — Volume 1

By Ulysses S. Grant.

"Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant — Volume 1" by Ulysses S. Grant is an autobiography written in 1884-1885. Racing against terminal throat cancer and financial ruin from a Ponzi scheme, the dying president chronicles his military career through the Mexican-American War and Civil War. Mark Twain, recognizing his friend's exploitation by publishers, intervened to secure better terms and orchestrated an unprecedented marketing campaign using Union veterans as door-to-door salesmen. The result became one of the nineteenth century's bestselling books. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: Generals -- United States -- Biography; Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns; Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Personal narratives; Presidents -- United States -- Biography; United States. Army -- Biography

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