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Looking at today's fifty-dollar bill, it is hard to imagine the stern image depicted was the most popular man in the country at the time. Of course, photography in those days was seldom flattering. Portrait painters during Ulysses Grant's lifetime rendered a kinder likeness of the man: soft blue-grey eyes, a tender smile, the gentle demeanor of a person you would enjoy strolling beside in a park.
Ulysses Grant: Youth to Uniform is entertaining while being informative. The narrative illustrates his boyhood in southern Ohio up to his entry into the army as a lieutenant. Ulysses shaped his country. What events shaped him? What early influences molded his character? Surprising adventures during Grant's childhood influenced his upbringing. Turmoil of the times played out during his youth in the borderland settlements of the Ohio River valley.
Mr. Krom has pulled together a wealth of information for this historical novel on Ulysses' younger days. Historical documentation is woven with local lore and Grant's own memoirs to create a picture of the boy who would later become one the most famous personalities our nation has produced.
“Highly recommended.”
"Krom has produced a first-rate book.”
** Civil War News, Nov. 2015 **
