is a 2012 biography written by H.W. Brands , a professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin and a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist.
The book aims to rehabilitate Grant's reputation, portraying him not just as a brilliant military tactician who won the Civil War, but as a principled political leader who saved the Union a second time during the "ugly seasons" of Reconstruction. Key Themes & Content The Man Who Saved the Union: Ulysses Grant in W...