Ulysses S. Grant, the former president and Civil War hero, was on the brink of financial ruin after his investment firm collapsed, leaving him with just $80 to his name. With the help of his friend Mark Twain, Grant embarked on a mission to write his memoirs, racing against time to complete the task before his throat cancer took his life. Despite the excruciating pain and physical limitations, Grant persevered, producing a literary masterpiece that would go on to become one of the greatest memoirs in American history. [... more]