Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant — Volume 1
- First published
- 1885
- Reading level
- Plain English
- Price
- Free
About the book
"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.
- Generals
- Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
- United States
- Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Presidents
- United States. Army
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #1067. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant — Volume 1 on Wikipedia.
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