That may be why Ronald C. White’s new biography of Ulysses S. Grant, American Ulysses (Random House, 667 pp., **** out of four stars), seems especially relevant, despite its focus on the sepia ...

For much of his life, Ulysses S. Grant failed at every occupation he tried. But in the United States Army, his remarkable talents as a soldier and leader saved his country from falling apart. Born ...

Ulysses S. Grant has been on the $50 bill since 1913. | Marina Vol/iStock via Getty Images Plus. While Grant was never personally involved in any of the wrongdoing while in office, ...

"The Man Who Saved the Union," by H.W. Brands. This June 1864 file photo shows former US Lt. General Ulysses S. Grant standing by a tree in front of a tent in Cold Harbor, Virginia. Grant was ...

MSU hosts historian, author to speak on Ulysses S. Grant's battle to protect Reconstruction. Contact: Pattye Archer STARKVILLE, Miss.—Historian and author Fergus M. Bordewich will discuss his new book ...

It's a biography of the battlefield leader of the Union Army in the Civil War and 18th President of the United States. Well, a big piece of work. Certainly by the time it's finished I'm sure Grant ...

One often overlooked and underappreciated is Ulysses S. Grant, a victorious Union army general, accomplished U.S. president and man of destiny, especially for his role in helping to achieve ...

‘You, Me, and Ulysses S. Grant: A Farcical Biography’ By Brad Neely Keylight Books, 290 pages. While Reading Brad Neely’s “You, Me, and Ulysses S. Grant,” I kept thinking of Norman O. Brown’s writing ...

On page 931 of his 1,074-page biography of Ulysses S. Grant, author Ron Chernow drops an interesting, if relatively unimportant, local tidbit about the Civil War hero and 18th president of the ...

One often overlooked and underappreciated is Ulysses S. Grant, a victorious Union army general, accomplished U.S. president and man of destiny, especially for his role in helping to achieve ...