"Michael Korda has delivered a jewel of ashort life of Ulysses S. Grant, a general deadly on the battlefield andunprepossessing off it. As a biographer Korda is Grant-like himself: unambiguous, decisive, clear. The book is a joy to read." --Larry McMurtry, Pulitzer Prize-winningauthor of Lonesome Dove The first officer since George Washington to become afour-star general in the United States Army, Ulysses S. Grant was a man whomanaged to end the Civil War on a note of grace, and was the only presidentbetween Andrew Jackson and Woodrow Wilson to serve eight consecutive years inthe White House. The son of an Ohio tanner, he has long been remembered as abrilliant general but a failed president whose second term ended in financialand political scandal. But now acclaimed, bestselling author Michael Kordaoffers a dramatic reconsideration of the man, his life, and hispresidency. Ulysses S. Grant is an evenhanded and stirring portraitof a flawed leader who nevertheless ably guided America through a pivotaljuncture in its history.