![]() And although Ronald White’s “ American Ulysses” beat this biography to market by a year, Chernow’s “Grant” delivers an additional 300 pages of insight and perspective…and a writing style second-to-none.įans of Chernow will not be surprised to find the narrative so captivating it often dazzles like a work of fiction. Magisterial and exceptionally thorough, this is the most recent biography seeking to re-evaluate and rehabilitate Grant’s reputation following William McFeely’s comparatively critical Putlizer Prize-winning assessment of the general-turned-politician. ![]() Grant is by far the longest of the eight books on the 18th president I’ve read – and it might well be the most engrossing. ![]() With a narrative spanning 959 pages (not counting the extensive bibliography or 4,500 end notes), this biography of Ulysses S. Chernow is bestselling the author of “ Alexander Hamilton,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning “ Washington: A Life” and award-winning biographies of John D. ![]() Ron Chernow’s “ Grant” was published in 2017 to almost immediate acclaim and was named a Top 10 Book of the Year by The New York Times. ![]()
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