My Dearest Julia: The Wartime Letters of Ulysses S. Grant to His Wife

Format: Hardcover Language: English ISBN: 1598535897 ISBN13: 9781598535891 Release Date: October 2018 Publisher: Library of America Length: 183 Pages Weight: 0.85 lbs. Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.5" The Civil War's greatest general as you've never seen him before: A revealing collection of letters written by Ulysses S. Grant to his wife, Julia, perfect for American history buffs. Grant's intimate reflections on the War in Mexico and the Civil War "[show] his remarkable evolution from an insecure young soldier to a capable, self-confident general" (Ron Chernow). Ulysses S. Grant is justly celebrated as the author of one of the finest military autobiographies ever written, yet many readers of his Personal Memoirs are unaware that during his army years Grant wrote hundreds of intimate and revealing letters to his wife, Julia Dent Grant. Presented with an introduction by acclaimed biographer Ron Chernow, My Dearest Julia collects more than eighty of these letters,