A colleague of Ulysses S. Grant's once took the president to a golf course with the goal of encouraging him to take up the game. After viewing a beginner hack the grass around the tee for some minutes without touching the ball, Grant commented: "That does look like very good exercise. But what is the little white ball for?" And in contrast U. S. Grant knew what war was for and how one relies on God to rightly play the game of life. Grant is esteemed as one of the finest generals in US history and God placed in in the right place at the right time.
“Hold fast to the Bible. To the influence of this Book we are indebted for all the progress made in true civilization and to this we must look as our guide in the future” (Grant).
And in "Grant: The Union's Savior" one discovers that Grant joined the Union Army because it was his duty inasmuch as He resolutely held to the notion that the Civil war was waged over the matter of slavery. The reader learns that Grant was a born leader and climbed the ladder of leadership in the US army rapidly; men respected him and willingly followed him into the brutality of battle.
This volume is a fine start for one pursuing the life of Grant; it’s readable, accessible, and offers many excellent insights about Grant, his faith, and his leadership using many sources including Grant’s own memoirs.
I was given this volume gratis in order to write a fair review.
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