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Who Was Ulysses S. Grant? Paperback – Illustrated, June 26, 2014

by Megan Stine (Author), Who HQ (Author), Mark Edward Geyer (Illustrator)
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Ulysses S. Grant certainly does not have the typical war hero “back story.” Although a graduate of West Point, he never wanted to be a soldier and was terrified when he first saw battle. However, during the Civil War, after many Northern generals failed to deliver decisive victories, U.S. Grant rose to what the times required. He took command of Union forces, helped bring the war to an end in 1865, and went on to serve two terms as president.
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    Who Was?
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    112 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Grade level
    3 - 7
  6. Dimensions
    7.64 x 5.31 x 0.28 inches
  7. Publisher
    Penguin Workshop
  8. Publication date
    June 26, 2014
  9. ISBN-10
    0448478943
  10. ISBN-13
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Who Was Ulysses S. Grant?

It was a summer day in 1861. The Civil War—the clash between Northern and Southern states—was just beginning. A Northern officer, Colonel Ulysses S. Grant, was getting ready to lead about a thousand men into battle. That’s what he’d been trained to do. He had been an army officer for many years. He had fought in a war before.

But this was different. This was the first time Ulysses was in charge. It was the first time he was leading a huge group of men to fight—and possibly die.

As Ulysses marched along, he began to get nervous. He later wrote that his heart pounded so hard, he could feel it in his throat.

The closer he got to the Southern troops, the more frightened Ulysses became. Secretly, he wished he could stop marching. But he couldn’t do that. It was his job to keep going, no matter what happened next.

And guess what happened next: Ulysses found the enemy soldiers’ campsite. But the soldiers were gone! They had run away!

All at once, Ulysses realized something. The enemy soldiers had been just as afraid of him as he was of them.

From that day on, Ulysses S. Grant never let fear stand in his way.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Workshop; Illustrated edition (June 26, 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 112 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0448478943
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0448478944
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 8 - 12 years
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 - 7
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.17 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.64 x 5.31 x 0.28 inches
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Purchased as a gift for a middle schooler who enjoyed reading it. Contains good info about Grant that isn't always mentioned in the history books.
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Really enjoy these books! We learned some things about US Grant that we definitely did not know! I haven’t regretted buying these books, yet! I have found some editing misses in several, but nothing too bad.
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My son loves books about history and historical people. He really enjoyed this book and was able to learn even more about Ulysses S. Grant.
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5.0 out of 5 stars 非常に面白い！！
Reviewed in Japan on October 8, 2014
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　この『Who Was Ulysses S. Grant?』はグラント将軍の南北戦争初期におけるある一つのエピソードが導入部分となっていて、この数ページがすでにして非常に面白い出来。子どもの頃、ウェスト・ポイントの頃、メキシコ戦争、それに南北戦争とその後の大統領時代に関して興味深いエピソードが非常に良い感じに散りばめながら語られていきます。ものすごく気に入りました。これは著者の取捨選択が良いからなのか、あるいはグラント将軍自体がそういうエピソードを提供できる人物だったからなのか……。

　この本にはリー将軍の紹介に１ページがコラム形式であてられているのですが、その最後の部分、「北軍の将軍達はリー将軍は超人的な人物（superhuman）だと恐れを抱いていたが、グラントは彼も死を免れない普通の人間（mortal）に過ぎないと思う、と戦争前に会った時の印象を語っていた」という所だけで、『Who Was Robert E. Lee?』全体よりも遙かに面白かったです。
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