Grant used to be considered one of the worst presidents. Now he’s ranked as one of the 20 best. That’s progress, but it’s not enough. For saving America both on the battlefield and in the White House, Grant deserves to be in the top 10.
‘Let Us Have Peace’ by Brooks Simpson
Far from being a successful general who became a naive politician, Grant understood politics and used it during the war and afterwards with skill.
‘The Man Who Saved the Union’ by H.W. Brands
Grant did save the U.S. by defeating Lee. But it was after the war, as America’s first civil rights president, that Grant fought to make the Union worth saving and keeping.
‘Grant’ by Ron Chernow
This biggie from the author of “Hamilton” is worth the 1,000 pages, because busting myths about America’s top Civil War general and 18th president is key to solving our problems as a country today.