Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant — Volume 2
- First published
- 1885
- Reading level
- Plain English
- Price
- Free
About the book
"Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant — Volume 2" by Ulysses S. Grant is an autobiography written in 1884-1885. The work chronicles Grant's military career during the Mexican–American War and Civil War, written as the dying president battled terminal throat cancer and personal bankruptcy from a Ponzi scheme. Published by Mark Twain after Grant's death, the memoirs became a 19th-century bestseller through an unprecedented marketing campaign. Critics have praised Grant's lean, intelligent prose and his candid depiction of battlefield struggles and internal Army conflicts.
- 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 #1068. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant — Volume 2 on Wikipedia.
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