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Grant's Last Chapter In Jon Clinch’s Novel “The General And Julia”

Ulysses S. Grant - writing his memoirs at his home in Mount McGregor, NY in 1885.
Library of Congress
Ulysses S. Grant - writing his memoirs at his home in Mount McGregor, NY in 1885.

In the last year of his life, Ulysses S. Grant wrote his Memoirs.

The former President - dying from throat cancer and bankrupt after a Ponzi scheme - penned his account of his military experiences from the Mexican-American War through his role as the commanding Union general during the Civil War.

Grant’s last chapter is the starting point for “The General and Julia,” a new historical fiction novel by Jon Clinch - published by Simon & Schuster.

Cover of “The General and Julia.”
Simon & Schuster
Jon Clinch
Christine Glade
Jon Clinch