{"product_id":"ulysses-s-grant-the-unlikely-hero-9780060755218","title":"Ulysses S. Grant: The Unlikely Hero","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Michael Korda has delivered a jewel of a\u003cbr\u003eshort life of Ulysses S. Grant, a general deadly on the battlefield and\u003cbr\u003eunprepossessing off it. As a biographer Korda is Grant-like himself: \u003cbr\u003eunambiguous, decisive, clear. The book is a joy to read.\" --Larry McMurtry, Pulitzer Prize-winning\u003cbr\u003eauthor of \u003cem\u003eLonesome Dove\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first officer since George Washington to become a\u003cbr\u003efour-star general in the United States Army, Ulysses S. Grant was a man who\u003cbr\u003emanaged to end the Civil War on a note of grace, and was the only president\u003cbr\u003ebetween Andrew Jackson and Woodrow Wilson to serve eight consecutive years in\u003cbr\u003ethe White House. The son of an Ohio tanner, he has long been remembered as a\u003cbr\u003ebrilliant general but a failed president whose second term ended in financial\u003cbr\u003eand political scandal. But now acclaimed, bestselling author Michael Korda\u003cbr\u003eoffers a dramatic reconsideration of the man, his life, and his\u003cbr\u003epresidency. Ulysses S. Grant is an evenhanded and stirring portrait\u003cbr\u003eof a flawed leader who nevertheless ably guided America through a pivotal\u003cbr\u003ejuncture in its history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Korda\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060755218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKorda, Michael:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMichael Korda is the author of \u003cem\u003eUlysses S. Grant\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIke\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHero\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eCharmed Lives\u003c\/em\u003e. Educated at Le Rosey in Switzerland and at Magdalen College, Oxford, he served in the Royal Air Force. He took part in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and on its fiftieth anniversary was awarded the Order of Merit of the People's Republic of Hungary. He and his wife, Margaret, make their home in Dutchess County, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Michael Korda \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47579938685085,"sku":"9780060755218","price":36.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_78e97739-12a8-4613-a528-d878cbb97bad.jpg?v=1768899639","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/ulysses-s-grant-the-unlikely-hero-9780060755218","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}