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Grant died of throat cancer in 1885, probably as a result of smoking several cigars a day for much of his life. Fun Facts about Ulysses S. Grant's real name was Hiram Ulysses Grant, but it was entered incorrectly as Ulysses S. Grant when he went to West Point. Grant’s autobiography is considered by many to be amongst the best military autobiographies. Certainly the context is compelling – impoverished and dying of throat cancer, he was trying to finish it in order to provide for his wife. He succeeded, greatly assisted on the business side by Mark Twain. The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant is an autobiography by Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States, focused mainly on his military career during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War. It was first published as a two-volume set by Mark Twain shortly after Grant's death. Personal Memoirs of U. Grant, Complete by Ulysses S. Grant Styled byLimpidSoft. Contents PREFACE1 VOL-UME I6 CHAP-TER I7 CHAP-TER II32 2. CHAP-TER III54 CHAP-TER IV81 CHAP-TER V102 CHAP-TER VI119 CHAP-TER VII132 CHAP-TER VIII156 CHAP-TER IX175 CHAP-TER X191 CHAP-TER XI.210 CHAP-TER XII246 CHAP-TER XIII267 CHAP-TER XIV293 3.
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