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NNadir

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7. Chernow's biography may be more accessible.

Reply to NNadir (Reply #5)

Wed Oct 28, 2020, 01:07 PM

Oct 2020

In his Memoirs, Grant does not discuss his Presidency, which for my money, was the second most important Presidency of the 19th century.

I do not agree with Chernow's assessment of Grant's "drinking problem," but otherwise it is a fine book in the long overdue assessment of Grant, the President.

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How Democrats Can Learn Hardball From the Republicans of 1861 [View all] LymphocyteLover Oct 2020 OP

K n R ! Thanks for posting! nt JoeOtterbein Oct 2020 #1

Quite A Good Read, Sir The Magistrate Oct 2020 #2

An excellent interpretation oh history. NNadir Oct 2020 #3

yeah, it's fascinating-- I read a lot on the US Civil war when I was younger LymphocyteLover Oct 2020 #4

In many ways, the effects of the politics are more profound... NNadir Oct 2020 #5

Yes. I got his autobiography years ago and tried to read it but couldn't get far LymphocyteLover Oct 2020 #6

Chernow's biography may be more accessible. NNadir Oct 2020 #7

If we give Dems a Blue Tsunami, and they squander it on "bipartisan" bullshit, they will disappear lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #8

Agree. LymphocyteLover Oct 2020 #9

Can not agree more yankee87 Oct 2020 #10

Agree here. The republicans will be on the run after 2020. They need to be run out of town. Earthshine2 Oct 2020 #11