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This is a big book. It can be an effort to get through it. But the rewards are great. Ron Chernow is one of the great historians and authors of our time. Anyone that wishes to better understand this great President, owes it to themselves to read this remarkable and detailed piece of history. Grants talents, flaws, and complexities as a general and leader are conveyed and studied in detail. Of particular interest is Chernow's coverage of the failed reconstruction and the corruption of the times. The parallels of today's political polarization and the complete position reversals of Democratic and Republican Parties as compared to today is extraordinary and insightful to the history of the times as well as today's extraordinary times.
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In the middle of reading this, very interesting book and well written. I like this author. So.....this is one of my "read to get through winter in Michigan" books. Other books by this author are great, too, one on Washington and one on Hamilton.
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What an awesome book! Plenty of detail, yet easily read and understood! It is an excellent first book of the time period or refresher of previous readings. Well referenced and accurate!
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Wonderful book, very accomplished writer, easy read and a great deal of insight. Especially engaging are the pre war and civil war years. Love this book!
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Very well written book. Does not get bogged down into a lot of the details about the battles Grant fought, but focuses on the big picture.
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