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Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant

Autobiography of Ulysses S. Grant

The Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant are an autobiography, in two volumes, of Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States. The work focuses on his military career during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War. The volumes were written in the last year of Grant's life, amid increasing pain from terminal throat cancer and against the backdrop of his personal bankruptcy at the hands of an early Ponzi scheme. The set was published by Mark Twain shortly after Grant's death in July

Twain was a close personal friend of Grant and used his fame and talent to promote the books. Understanding that sales of the book would restore the Grant family's finances and provide for his widow, Twain created a unique marketing system designed to reach millions of veterans with a patriotic appeal just as the famous general's death was being mourned. Ten thousand agents canvassed the North for orders, following a script that Twain had devised. Many were Union veterans dressed in their old uniforms, who went door-to-door offering the two-volume set at prices ranging from $ to $12, depending on the binding ($ to $ in ).

These efforts sold , two-volume sets in advance of the book's actual printing. Th

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Ulysses S. Grant

Civil War general, U.S. president ( to )

Several terms redirect here. For other uses, see General Grant (disambiguation), President Grant (disambiguation), and Ulysses S. Grant (disambiguation).

Ulysses S. Grant
Grant c.&#;–
In office March 4, &#;– March 4,
Vice President
Preceded by	Andrew Johnson
Succeeded by	Rutherford B. Hayes
In office March 9, &#;– March 4,
President
Preceded by	Henry Halleck
Succeeded by	William Tecumseh Sherman
In office August 12, &#;– January 14,
President	Andrew Johnson
Preceded by	Edwin Stanton
Succeeded by	Edwin Stanton
In office –
Preceded by	E. L. Molineux
Succeeded by	Philip Sheridan
Born	Hiram Ulysses Grant ()April 27, Point Pleasant, Ohio, U.S.
Died	July 23, () (aged&#;63) Wilton, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Grant's Tomb, New York City
Political party	Republican
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Education	United States Military Academy
Occupation	Military officer politician
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Nicknames	Sam Unconditional Surrender
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Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant
General of depiction Army
Merged States Army
April 27, – July 23,

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