Letters of Ulysses S. Grant to His Father and His Youngest Sister: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Letters of Ulysses S. Grant to His Father and His Youngest Sister, credited to Ulysses S. Grant, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Letters of Ulysses S. Grant to His Father and His Youngest Sister. Read by Jim Clevenger. Among the national leaders whose names will always hold an honorable place in American history is Ulysses S. Grant, the simple-hearted man and capable soldier, to whose patriotism, courage, persistence, and skill was so largely due the successful termination of the war between the States, the contest which assured the foundations of the Republic. We are interested not only in learning what this man did, but in coming to know, as far as may be practicable, what manner of man he was. It is all-important in a study of development of character to have placed within reach the utterances of the man himself. There is no utterance that can give as faithful a picture of a man's method of thought and principle of action as the personal letter written, with no thought of later publication, to those who are near to him. This collection of letters will constitute a suitable companion volume to Grant's Personal Memoirs and to the accepted biographies of the Great Commander whose memory is honored by his fellow-citizens not only for the patience, persistence, and skill of the leader of armies, as evidenced in the brilliant campaigns that culminated with Vicksburg, Missionary Ridge, and Appomattox, but for the sturdy integrity of character, modest bearing, and sweetness of nature of the great citizen. (Excerpt from the preface)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Letters of Ulysses S. Grant to His Father and His Youngest Sister
• Author credits: Ulysses S. Grant
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 11
• Listed recording duration: 4:17:02

Catalogue topics

• non-fiction
• Ulysses Grant
• letters

Track guide

1. 00 Preface — 6:10
2. 01 August 22nd, 1857 - Oct. 24th, 1859 — 29:51
3. 02 April 21st, 1861 - May 30th, 1861 — 21:11
4. 03 July 13th, 1861 - September 11th, 1861 — 28:44
5. 04 September 25th, 1861 - Dec. 18th, 1861 — 24:05
6. 05 Jan. 23d, 1862 - Dec. 15th, 1862 — 28:22
7. 06 June 15th, 1863 - Aug. 21st, 1870 — 16:49
8. 07 Aug. 21st, 1870 - Dec. 16th, 1873 — 15:49
9. 08 Nov. 14th, 1876 - Dec. 10th, 1878 — 31:08
10. 09 March 20th, '79 - Sept. 6th, 1861 — 9:45
11. 10 June 5th, 1861 — 45:17

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