Ulysses_Grant

Ulysses Grant Grant: A Biography Many common portrayals of Ulysses Grant suggest an implement of war with him serving his cause as a sort of killing machine. Also, a major point readily brought out into the open is the accusation of political corruption during his seemingly awkward presidential term. In William S. McFeely’s, Grant: A Biography, the former military leader and president of the United States is presented as an ordinary man, based on personal accounts with family, friends, associates at WestPoint, and military peers. Although drawn in by the interest of race relations prior to Grant entering the White House and following his presidency, the author could not use this to justify his biography. McFeely looks to the man himself, with the vision of a mild small man seen in many civil war photographs. While the book does not strictly praise or critique Grant the author is presenting a much more modest and appealing aspect of a man who has been referred to as a callus and corrupt individual. Grant, in the author’s eyes, was an ordinary man, exceptional by no means other than the single gift of having the ability to apply his talents grant, ulysses, war, man, time, personal, common, through, civil, american, states, leader, interest, history, book, being, about, while, throughout, presented, praise, people, ordinary, opinion, one, military, mcfeely, major, himself, having, general, finally, family, biography, been, along, allowed, act, won, westpoint, very, towards, thought, serving, sense, prior, presidential, presidency, piece, out, modest