Ulysses S. Grant - Michael Korda
Ulysses S. Grant
The Unlikely Hero
Michael Korda
For Margaret, with love—
and for Christopher Lord, Roger Cooper, and Russell Taylor,
in memory of Budapest, October–November 1956
Old men forget: yet all shall be forgot,
But he’ll remember, with advantages,
What feats he did that day.
—Henry V, ACT 4, SCENE 3
Contents
Epigraph
Chapter One
IN THE SUMMER OF 2003 Ulysses S. Grant made news…
Chapter Two
GRANT’S VIRTUES—his reserve, his quiet determination, his courage ...