GRANT

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Grant had planned on writing some wartime reminisces for (I think) Century magazine.
They essentially were going to pay him 'chump change' for his articles.
Grant, being broke and also being a proud man, was all set to do it until he ran into Twain.
Twain was outraged about what Grant was being paid, and urged him to withdraw.
He then urged and helped advise Grant about writing his own autobiography, which the General did, finishing it just days before his untimely passing in 1885.
The book was a smash hit, and put Grant's family back on their feet.
Mrs. US Grant received a royalty check of over $250,000, a record at that time, for sales of her husband's book.
The Memoirs Of US Grant is an American classic and has remained in print since it came out nearly 130 years ago.