Slysses S Grant Author:Joseph Olgin A daring horseman and sportsman from the time he was a child, Ulysses Grant was far more interested in becoming a trader or riverboat pilot than he was in following his father's profession as a tanner. But these notions, too, were abandoned when he received an appointment to West Point where he trained for what was later to become a highly succ... more »essful military career. He rendered inestimable service in Texas during the war with Mexico, and during the Civil War he led his troops of the Union Army to victory at Appomattox. Gratitude of the American people rewarded him with two terms of office as the President of the United
States. Many times in his private, military and political life Grant faced hardships and disaster. But his story is one of strength and determination as he fought until his objective was finally won.« less