Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant (Annotated)

Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant by Ulysses S. Grant. The purpose of realizing this historical context is to approach the understanding of a historical epoch from the elements provided by the text. Hence the importance of placing the document in context. It is necessary to unravel what its author or authors have said, how it has been said, when, why and where, always relating it to its historical moment. It is an autobiography of Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States, focused primarily on his military career during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War, and completed when he was dying. throat cancer in 1885. The two-volume set was published by Mark Twain shortly after Grant's death. Twain created a unique marketing system designed to reach millions of veterans with patriotic appeal just as Grant's death was mourned. Ten thousand agents traveled the North, following a script that Twain had devised; many were veterans wearing their old uniforms. They sold 350,000 two-volume sets at prices of $ 3.50 to $ 12, depending on the binding (approximately $ 100 to $ 340 in 2019). Each copy contained what looked like a handwritten note from Grant himself. In the end, Grant's widow Julia received around $ 450,000, suggesting a gross royalty before expenses of about 30%.