Winner of the William Henry Seward Award for Excellence in Civil battle Biography • Finalist for the Gilder-Lehrman army historical past e-book Prize

In his time, Ulysses S. furnish was once frequently grouped with George Washington and Abraham Lincoln within the “Trinity of significant American Leaders.” however the battlefield commander–turned–commander-in-chief fell out of fashion within the 20th century. In American Ulysses, Ronald C. White argues that we have to once again revise our estimates of him within the twenty-first.

in response to seven years of study with fundamental documents—some of them by no means tested through earlier furnish scholars—this is destined to develop into the Grant biography of our time. White, a biographer exceedingly expert at writing momentous historical past from the interior out, exhibits furnish to be a beneficiant, curious, introspective guy and leader—a prepared delegator with a ordinary present for handling the rampaging egos of his fellow officials. His spouse, Julia Dent supply, lengthy marginalized within the historical checklist, emerges in her personal correct as a lively and influential partner.

provide used to be not just an excellent common but in addition a passionate defender of equivalent rights in post-Civil battle the USA. After profitable election to the White condo in 1868, he used the facility of the government to conflict the Ku Klux Klan. He was once the 1st president to kingdom that the government’s coverage towards American Indians was once immoral, and the 1st ex-president to embark on an international travel, and he cemented his recognition for braveness via racing opposed to dying to accomplish his Personal Memoirs. released by means of Mark Twain, it truly is commonly thought of to be the best autobiography via an American chief, yet its position in Grant’s existence tale hasn't ever been absolutely explored—until now.

a type of infrequent books that effectively recast our influence of an iconic old determine, American Ulysses supplies us a finely honed, three-d portrait of provide the man—husband, father, chief, writer—that should still set the normal in which all destiny biographies of him should be measured.

Praise for American Ulysses

“[Ronald C. White] portrays a deeply introspective guy of beliefs, a guy of measured inspiration and cautious motion who came upon himself within the crosshairs of yank historical past at its most crucial moment.”—USA Today

“White delineates Grant’s virtues higher than any writer prior to. . . . By the tip, readers will see how lucky the country was once that supply went into the world—to retailer the Union, to steer it and, on his deathbed, to jot down one of many most interesting memoirs in all of yank letters.”—The New York occasions e-book Review

“Ronald White has restored Ulysses S. furnish to his right position in historical past with a biography whose breadth and tone swimsuit the guy completely. Like furnish himself, this booklet may have staying power.”—The Wall road Journal

“Magisterial . . . Grant’s esteem within the eyes of historians has elevated considerably within the final iteration. . . . [American Ulysses] is the most recent heavyweight champion during this movement.”—The Boston Globe 

“Superb . . . illuminating, inspiring and deeply moving.”—Chicago Tribune

“In this sympathetic, conscientiously sourced biography, White . . . conveys the essence of furnish the guy and supply the warrior.”—Newsday