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    <body><![CDATA[Some people are war/history buffs. I have never been one of them. That said, this book was completely fascinating from start to finish. Grant could write-- I mean really write. People are not exaggerating when they say this is one of the best autobiographies ever written. My only wish was that there...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17484791">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Mark Twain said Grant's memoirs were so well written as to make one wonder who was going to win the Civil War.  That's a pretty good endorsement.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[EXCELLENT]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This reminds me of Churchill's History of WWII: yeah, somebody's gotta actually shoot at the other people but 90% of winning is having all the stuff you need, where you need it, when you need it there. (With Churchill it was merchant ships, with Grant it was wagons, trains, and mules.) Apparently, c...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42350492">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Somewhere I've been hearing, and I don't know who said this, but apparently Grant's memoirs are an under appreciated classic of American lit. I've admired Grant since I was a teenager and if there is anyone who is my personal hero, it would be Grant.<br/><br/>UPDATE: (2/16/2008) Grant inspires.<br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11774261">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Warning: This is not for everyone. Grant's memoir glazes over his upbringing and provides details on the Mexican-American War. Then it glazes some more until the start of the Civil War. Sit back and get ready for mind-numbing detail. If you are interested in more than cursory information about the C...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29422356">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[It's surprising how clear the writing from this period tends to be. Descriptions and narratives are rather matter of fact, but not boring or without poetics. As a monumental figure in American history, Grant's story is important to read. But this book is also revealing of pre-civil war life in the M...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77141779">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is considered one of the best personal memoirs by a public figure, but I can't imagine why. It isn't a mess exactly. It's clear enough, but it's also fairly dull. This is what comes of a man with nearly no internal life writing. There are passages early on that are suspiciously good, and I wond...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49698698">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Probably the best memoir ever written.  Grant wrote this as he lay in agony, suffering from throat cancer.  He wrote it mainly in order to earn enough money to support his family after his death.  His explanations of the corruption and failures during his presidency are moderately interesting, but h...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73682568">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I once heard it said that Grant wrote the best U.S. presidential memoir. When I heard this, I was also going through a Civil War phase, wanting to learn more about the people of that era. And I heard that Grant was actively against animal cruelty. All these things won me over.<br/><br/>It is fasci...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18357541">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Excellant book..Grant died the day after he finished the memoirs...his best friend Mark Twain MAY have ghost written the book..Grant never mentions his drinking during the Civil War,,,some say he was drunk others that he was not..If you like reading about thr Civil War this is a must read.........dw<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39638759">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Supposedly part ghost written by Mark Twain, this is a brilliant book that could be used as management 101 as well as an insight into history. Simple, straightforward style, no grand-standing, you can see the simple processes, decision making, and people decisions that made him a great leader.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Anyone who wants to understand war should read about the Civil War. And if you want to read about the Civil War simply read Grant's memoirs. He tells the whole story. And, perhaps, he was the greatest American Hero of all time.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[From studying Grant, one would not expect his memoirs to be so beautifully written especially considering that he was dying while writing them.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A dear friend asked me to read it so we could discuss the strategy behind the military minds of the civil war.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[If you are expecting poorly written self promotion, this is not it. Wonderfully well written]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Together with Caesar and Napoleon, Grant was the best writer/general in history.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[He knew what tactics were needed to win the Civil War.  A very enjoyable read. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[These don't quite count as presidential memoirs, since Grant spends nearly all his time recounting his military experience. However, it's unlikely any President will write this well and this honestly about his life and career.<br/><br/>Be warned, the accounts of his military campaigns are so detai...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3327399">more...</a>]]></body>
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