Grant & Twain: Authors & Friends

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Civil War General, U.S. President, and world traveler—Ulysses S. Grant was also the author of one of the best memoirs written. Explore the lives and friendship of Grant and Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), and how Twain helped shape Grant’s short but important career as an author. 

Living Historian and speaker Ben Kemp, featured by C-SPAN, PBS, and the History Channel, explores Grant’s legacy and lesser-known stories. He is a contributor to Grant at 200: Reconsidering the Life and Legacy of Ulysses S. Grant.

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