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Grant: A Biography Audiobook, by William McFeely Play Audiobook Sample

Grant: A Biography Audiobook

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Read By: Jeff Riggenbach Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 18.17 hours at 1.5x Speed 13.63 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: August 2012 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781483063393

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

37

Longest Chapter Length:

74:45 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

03:24 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

44:02 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

1

Publisher Description

In this stunning biography, William McFeely brings us a thoroughly compelling story of a tangled life. Having once said “a military life had no charms to me,” U.S. Grant entered West Point to get through the course, secure a detail for a few years as assistant professor of mathematics at the Academy, and afterwards obtain a permanent position as professor at some respectable college. But the course his life took was quite different. Little did he ever dream that he would serve with distinction in the Mexican War, lead the Union to victory in the Civil War, struggle through eight years as President of the United States, and wage bitter personal battles against alcoholism, insolvency, and cancer.

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"the horse sense of grant, how could he be so masterful as a general and such a failure as president? did he abandon the instincts that served him so well during war? you'll have to read it to find out and decide for yourself."

— Sal (4 out of 5 stars)

Awards

  • Winner of the 1982 Parkman Prize
  • Winner of the 1982 Pulitzer Prize for Biography

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  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " Told his story warts and all. "

    — Mark, 7/21/2013
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    " I enjoyed the hell out of this book. Then I read some reviews that claim the book is riddled with factual errors. So I guess I wouldn't recommend it but...I did like it. "

    — Stuart, 1/2/2013
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    " An even handed study of the man as a man.A little light on contemporaneous events and how they impacted and affected him. "

    — Mark, 9/28/2012

About William McFeely

William S. McFeely is the author of Yankee Stepfather, Frederick Douglass, Sapelo’s PeopleProximity to Death, and the Pulitzer Prize–winning biography Grant. He lives in Wellfleet and Cambridge, Massachusetts.  

About Jeff Riggenbach

Jeff Riggenbach (1947-2021) narrated numerous titles for Blackstone Audio and won an AudioFile Earphones Award. An author, contributing editor, and producer, he worked in radio in San Francisco for more than thirty years, earning a Golden Mike Award for journalistic excellence.