
audiobook
by Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant
PREFACE.
MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS
CHAPTER I. - ANCESTRY—BIRTH—BOYHOOD.
CHAPTER II. - WEST POINT—GRADUATION.
CHAPTER III. - ARMY LIFE—CAUSES OF THE MEXICAN WAR—CAMP SALUBRITY.
CHAPTER IV. - CORPUS CHRISTI—MEXICAN SMUGGLING—SPANISH RULE IN MEXICO—SUPPLYING TRANSPORTATION.
CHAPTER V. - TRIP TO AUSTIN—PROMOTION TO FULL SECOND LIEUTENANT—ARMY OF OCCUPATION.
CHAPTER VI. - ADVANCE OF THE ARMY—CROSSING THE COLORADO—THE RIO GRANDE.
CHAPTER VII. - THE MEXICAN WAR—THE BATTLE OF PALO ALTO—THE BATTLE OF RESACA DE LA PALMA—ARMY OF INVASION—GENERAL TAYLOR—MOVEMENT ON CAMARGO.
CHAPTER VIII. - ADVANCE ON MONTEREY—THE BLACK FORT—THE BATTLE OF MONTEREY—SURRENDER OF THE CITY.
Language
en
Duration
~27 hours (1607K characters)
Release date
2004-06-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1822–1885
A plainspoken soldier turned president, he led Union armies to victory in the Civil War and later wrote memoirs that became one of the best-known books of the 19th century. His life moves from battlefield command to the White House to a final burst of writing under extraordinary pressure.
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