Grant

[LincolnMan]

(05-09-2018 07:46 AM)Rsmyth Wrote:  The problem with books on Grant is that if you read 5 of them you may think they were written about different people. The facts are the facts but when the authors delve into and try to decipher his personality they differ on such things as his drinking problem, politics, presidency and was he the greatest general in modern times. What I find fascinating is that his wife, Julia, brought slaves into the marriage and even took them with her as she followed her husband during the Civil War until finally releasing them half way through the war.

Kind of true in regards to Lincoln also. That's why it is wise to read as many books as one can about a subject to obtain a balanced view-hopefully.