Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant
by Ulysses S. Grant
Written while dying of cancer to provide for his family, Grant's memoirs are among the finest by any general: plain, precise, unboastful. Mark Twain published them.
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you want clear writing and clear thinking from a commander.
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Skip it if…
you want the presidency; it stops at 1865.
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Three things you will actually use
- Write plainly.
- Decide, then move.
- Finish the work.
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Read the Vicksburg campaign.
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Grant's memoirs.
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