Higher literature than these modest, simple Memoirs." Great, unique and unapproachable literary masterpiece. Mark Twain commented that "General Grant's book is a Written while dying of throat cancer, the torturous creation of this work is a great human story, as inspiring as anything Grant ever did on the battlefield. Even his most vocal critics find it hard to denigrate this simple, yet elegant document. Grant's book has been spared the attacks that have been directed at him in other areas of his life. As the primary first-person narrative of the Civil War, it has been scrutinized, celebrated and praised, but never damned. There is no doubt that it is the greatest book ever written by a former U. Grant's Personal Memoirs (1885) are considered a classic of American literature.
Grant Homepage tells about Grant's Memoirs (from The Saturday Review, July 9, 1955): The subject matter, too, deals with such an important time in American history. Grant's Personal Memoirs are easy to read, written in a plain yet insightful style.
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