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"Leadership Lessons from General Ulysses S. Grant by Al Kaltman: How Civil War Strategies and Wisdom Inspire Modern Success"
”The great thing about Grant….is his perfect correctness and persistency of purpose.”
—A. Lincoln
Diagnosed with terminal throat cancer in the fall of 1884, Grant was determined to document his personal Civil War experiences and recover from financial ruin to provide support for his wife Julia and their family. Despite his illness, he completed his memoirs just days before his death on July 23, 1885. He was 63 years old.
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