Ulysses S. Grant

by Bethanne Patrick

Most historians rate Ulysses S Grant, America's 18th president, as a mediocre president at best. By contrast, Americans of the late 1860s and 1870s regarded Grant with an esteem that approached reverence. This book shows that the childhood of Grant is foreshadowed the successes and failures.

47 pages, Library Binding

Published January 1, 2002

About the author

BETHANNE PATRICK maintains a storied place in the publishing industry as a critic and as @TheBookMaven on Twitter, where she created the popular #FridayReads and regularly comments on books and literary ideas to over 200K followers. Her work appears frequently in the Los Angeles Times as well as at The Washington Post, NPR Books, and Literary Hub. She sits on the board of the PEN/Faulkner Foundation and has served on the board of the National Book Critics Circle. She is the host of the Missing Pages podcast.