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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of A. Lincoln; a major new biography of one of America’s greatest generals—and most misunderstood presidentsWinner of the William Henry Seward Award for Excellence in Civil War Biography • Finalist for the Gilder-Lehrman Military History Book Prize In his time; Ulysses S. Grant was routinely grouped with George Washington and Abraham Lincoln in the “Trinity of Great American Leaders.” But the battlefield commander–turned–commander-in-chief fell out of favor in the twentieth century. In American Ulysses; Ronald C. White argues that we need to once more revise our estimates of him in the twenty-first. Based on seven years of research with primary documents—some of them never examined by previous Grant scholars—this is destined to become the Grant biography of our time. White; a biographer exceptionally skilled at writing momentous history from the inside out; shows Grant to be a generous; curious; introspective man and leader—a willing delegator with a natural gift for managing the rampaging egos of his fellow officers. His wife; Julia Dent Grant; long marginalized in the historic record; emerges in her own right as a spirited and influential partner. Grant was not only a brilliant general but also a passionate defender of equal rights in post-Civil War America. After winning election to the White House in 1868; he used the power of the federal government to battle the Ku Klux Klan. He was the first president to state that the government’s policy toward American Indians was immoral; and the first ex-president to embark on a world tour; and he cemented his reputation for courage by racing against death to complete his Personal Memoirs. Published by Mark Twain; it is widely considered to be the greatest autobiography by an American leader; but its place in Grant’s life story has never been fully explored—until now. One of those rare books that successfully recast our impression of an iconic historical figure; American Ulysses gives us a finely honed; three-dimensional portrait of Grant the man—husband; father; leader; writer—that should set the standard by which all future biographies of him will be measured.Praise for American Ulysses“[Ronald C. White] portrays a deeply introspective man of ideals; a man of measured thought and careful action who found himself in the crosshairs of American history at its most crucial moment.”—USA Today“White delineates Grant’s virtues better than any author before. . . . By the end; readers will see how fortunate the nation was that Grant went into the world—to save the Union; to lead it and; on his deathbed; to write one of the finest memoirs in all of American letters.”—The New York Times Book Review“Ronald White has restored Ulysses S. Grant to his proper place in history with a biography whose breadth and tone suit the man perfectly. Like Grant himself; this book will have staying power.”—The Wall Street Journal“Magisterial . . . Grant’s esteem in the eyes of historians has increased significantly in the last generation. . . . [American Ulysses] is the newest heavyweight champion in this movement.”—The Boston Globe “Superb . . . illuminating; inspiring and deeply moving.”—Chicago Tribune “In this sympathetic; rigorously sourced biography; White . . . conveys the essence of Grant the man and Grant the warrior.”—Newsday