Books like Captain Sam Grant by Lloyd Lewis

Ulysses S. Grant’s personal memoirs chronicle his military career from West Point cadet to Union general‑in‑chief, offering clear, direct accounts of the Mexican War and the Civil War.

Describes the life and times of the well-known naval hero of the American Revolution, John Paul Jones, who is called the father of the United States Navy.

"We were as brothers," Sherman said, describing his relationship to Grant, a friendship forged on the battlefield. They were prewar failures--Grant, forced to resign from the Army because of his drinking, and Sherman, who held four different jobs during the four years before the Confederates fired on Fort Sumter. But heeding the call to save the Union, each struggled to join the war effort. And taking each other's measure at the Battle of Shiloh, ten months into the war, they began their unique collaboration. They shared the demands of family life and the heartache of loss, including the death of Sherman's favorite son. They supported each other in the face of criticism by press and politicians. Their growing mutual admiration and trust, which President Lincoln increasingly relied upon, would set the stage for the crucial final year of the war.--From publisher description.

As John Paul his career was undistinguished except that he was charged twice for murder; as John Paul Jones he became the founder of the American Navy and won recognition as a maritime hero.

An in‑depth biography of Ulysses S. Grant, tracing his rise from Ohio roots to leading the Union Army during the Civil War and later serving as President of the United States.

Two volumes of Ulysses S. Grant’s firsthand account of his life and the military campaigns that defined his career, offering insight into his rise from a modest upbringing to the presidency of the United States.