A review by pio_near
Grant by Ron Chernow

5.0

I am in awe of Chernows ability... Though long winded - to take a historical figure, paint him in the most human of terms, then define his Era by his actions. Grant is a confirmation of his skills in telling a known story in a completely different way, showing Grant not just as the orchestrator of Appomatix, but as one of the greatilest military minds to ever have lived. Not just a two term president, but a commanding figure that waded into new waters to save the republic he loved from Civil, economic and humanitarian disasters. From his legendary rise to his heartbreaking defeat from cancer, Chernow paints an intimate portotait of an amazingly human man doing his best and changing the world.