Shortly after losing all of his wealth in a terrible 1884 swindle, Ulysses S. Grant learned he had terminal throat and mouth cancer. Destitute and dying, Grant began to write his memoirs to save his family from permanent financial ruin. As Grant continued his work, suffering increasing pain, the American public became aware of this race between Grant's writing and his fatal illness. Twenty years after his respectful and magnanimous demeanor toward Robert E. Lee at Appomattox, people in both the North and the South came to know Grant as the brave, honest man he was, now using his famous determination in this final effort. Grant finished Memoirs just four days before he died in July 1885. Published after his death by his friend Mark Twain, Grant's Memoirs became an instant bestseller, restoring his family's financial health and, more importantly, helping to cure the nation of bitter discord. More than any other American before or since, Grant, in his last year, was able to heal this,the country's greatest wound.
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New York Journal of Books, 10/15/11"What an inspiring story; and so well told. I could not put it down, despite knowing the ending. Anyone interested in the Civil War Era should read Grant's Final Victory."
Minneapolis Star Tribune, 11/26/11
"[An] inspiring tale of resilience."
Bookviews blog, December 2011
"Flood goes beyond Grant's memoirs...Flood paints a picture of a man devoted to his family. His determination, love of family and nation, is captured in this biography."
Harold Holzer, author of Lincoln at Cooper Union and chairman of the Lincoln Bicentennial Foundation
"Ulysses S. Grant won the war but lost both his money and his reputation in the aftermath of his checkered presidency. With consummate grace, Charles Bracelen Flood traces the old general's resurrection, as he battled misfortune and disease to complete his peerless memoir and secure his family's future. They say heroes have no second act, but Grant did, and Flood recalls his fall and rise in a gripping and elegant narrative."
Booklist, 9/1/11
"Flood captures Grant's stoic determination to finish, delivering the poignant backstory to his famous, ever-popular recollections."
Library Journal, 9/1/11
"Flood writes movingly of the last months of Ulysses S. Grant's life...Flood has great respect for his subject and succeeds in transmitting it to the reader. Those who like presidential or post-Civil War history will especially enjoy this book, aimed at general readers, with its compelling portrait of a well-known historical figure."
Kirkus Reviews, BEA Special Issue, 4/15/11
"A lucid, often somber account of the sad but noble decline of Ulysses S. Grant...Upon learning of his death, Grant's former opponent James Longstreet called him 'the truest as well as the bravest man who ever lived.' In this swiftly moving narrative, Flood ably shows why he deserved the accolade. A welcome addition to the literature surrounding Grant and his time."
The Waterline, 6/2/11
"Flood's book is an excellent read about a little explored aspect of General Grant, and is recommended to those with a passion for American history and specifically the Civil War."
Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Lion
"Charles Bracelen Flood has painted a moving and illuminating portrait of Ulysses Grant's grace as the dying general faced possible ruin. Grant is so important, yet he somehow seems always on the periphery of the American mind. Flood's excellent new book should help put Grant where he belongs: in the center of our memory."
Jean Edward Smith, author of the Pulitzer Prize-finalist, Grant
"An unsurpassed account of Grant's final year. Mr. Flood has written not only the definitive study, but also the most readable. A wonderful book."
Christian Science Monitor, 10/19/11
"Flood offers a fascinating coda to a remarkable life in this brisk, well-told history of the final months and days of Ulysses S. Grant...[Flood] demonstrates a keen understanding of Grant and other major figures without bogging the story down in excessive detail. The author's command of details and anecdotes shines throughout."
Thomas Fleming, author of The Secret Trial of Robert E. Lee
"Seldom if ever have I read a book that plunges so deeply - and so masterfully - into the human side of a major historical figure. When that figure is a man as laconic and private as Ulysses S. Grant, the achievement is even more remarkable. Charles Bracelen Flood has combined his talents as a novelist and historian to create an irresistible book."
William C. Davis, author of
Prominent historian and biographer, Charles Bracelen Flood, reveals the last year of General Grant's life and the portrait of a man, who despite his flaws, had great courage and determination, an abiding love of family and country, and an unshakeable vision for reconciling a divided nation.
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