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Review of Grant by Ron Chernow

Grant had one of the quintessential American lives. He started out with advantages, took a serious fall while struggling with alcoholism, then re-found himself and operated to highest capacity. To be sure, he made many mistakes and due to the corruption of his administration, his record is tainted. But there's no denying he was a great military strategi…