Annotated Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant

One hundred and thirty-three years after its 1885 publication by Mark Twain, Elizabeth Samet has annotated this lavish edition of Grant’s landmark memoir, and expands the Civil War backdrop against which this monumental American life is typically read. No previous edition combines such a sweep of historical and cultural contexts with the literary authority that Samet, an English professor obsessed with Grant for decades, brings to the table.


Whether exploring novels Grant read at West Point or presenting majestic images culled from archives, Samet curates a richly annotated, highly collectible edition that will fascinate Civil War buffs. The edition also breaks new ground in its attack on the “Lost Cause” revisionism that still distorts our national conversation about the legacy of the Civil War. Never has Grant’s transformation from tanner’s son to military leader been more insightfully and passionately explained than in this timely edition, appearing on the 150th anniversary of Grant’s 1868 presidential election.

La o suta treizeci si trei de ani de la publicarea lui Mark Twain in 1885, Elizabeth Samet a adnotat aceasta editie fastuoasa a memoriei de referinta a lui Grant si extinde fundalul Razboiului Civil pe care se citeste de obicei aceasta monumentala viata americana. Nicio editie anterioara nu combina o astfel de conturare de contexte istorice si culturale cu autoritatea literara pe care Samet, un profesor de engleza obsedat de Grant de zeci de ani, o aduce la masa. organizeaza o editie bogat adnotata, extrem de colectionata, care ii va fascina pe amatorii de razboi civil.