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The Man Who Saved the Union by H.W. Brands

Bestselling historian H.W. Brands takes on Civil War general Ulysses Grant and in a wonderfully readable biography describes how this unlikely hero turned into a two-term president that held the country together at two critical turning points in U.S. history. American history buffs as well as lovers of a great biography will find this book finely researched, but surprisingly compelling. Using Grant’s own words and journals, Brands details battleground assaults to the fierce devotion and intimate relationship Grant had with his wife, to the deep friction Grant felt with his father, and what emerges is compelling narrative of a deeply humanitarian president often overlooked by history.