{"product_id":"the-general-and-julia-paperback","title":"The General and Julia - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJon Clinch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUlysses S. Grant reflects on the crucial moments of his life as a husband, a father, a general, and a president while writing his memoirs and reckoning with his complicated legacy in this epic and intimate work of \"superb historical fiction\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBarely able to walk and rendered mute by the cancer metastasizing in his throat, Ulysses S. Grant is scratching out words, hour after hour, day after day. Desperate to complete his memoirs before his death so his family might have some financial security and he some redemption, Grant journeys back in time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe had once been the savior of the Union, the general to whom Lee surrendered at Appomattox, a twice-elected president who fought for the civil rights of Black Americans and against the rising Ku Klux Klan, a plain farmer-turned-business magnate who lost everything to a Wall Street swindler, a devoted husband to his wife Julia, and a loving father to four children. In this gorgeously rendered and moving novel, Grant rises from the page in all of his contradictions and foibles, his failures and triumphs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMoving from blood-stained battlefields to Gilded Age New York, the novel explores how Grant's own views on race and Reconstruction changed over time. \"A graceful, moving narrative\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) from historical fiction master Jon Clinch, this evocatively crafted novel breathes fresh life into an American icon.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJon Clinch is the author of the acclaimed novels \u003ci\u003eFinn\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKings of the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Thief of Auschwitz\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBelzoni Dreams of Egypt\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMarley\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe General and Julia\u003c\/i\u003e. A native of upstate New York, Jon lives with his wife in the Green Mountains of Vermont. Find out more at JonClinch.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 8.25 x 5.31 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 23, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52557792411955,"sku":"9781668009796","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/xpTf_b6PWE9781668009796.webp?v=1761191641","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-general-and-julia-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}