ULYSSES S. GRANT (Part the First)

Ulysses Simpson Grant (1822-1885)

In which we set out to tell U.S. Grant’s life story and bring it up to speed with the point where we find ourselves on the podcast timeline- November, 1861.

Our book recommendation for this episode is Ulysses S. Grant: Triumph over Adversity, 1822-1865 by Brooks D. Simpson.

“Brooks Simpson has crafted a superb military biography.  His Ulysses S. Grant is exhaustively researched, impressively judicious, and eminently readable, giving us an objective and penetrating look at an important and enigmatic American, warts and all.  Simpson’s book is destined to stand as our generation’s definitive study of Grant.  If your bookshelf has space for only one Grant biography, this is the one that should be there.” ~ Gordon C. Rhea

Listen to Episode 79: UlyssesGrantPartFirst