Ulysses S. Grant: The Unlikely Hero by Michael Korda - 2013

New York: Atlas Books/Harper, 2013. SIGNED. Purchased new. F/VG+. 1st/1st Thus. Originally published in 2004, this is an illustrated edition of Michael Korda's acclaimed biography. The Illustrated Harper Reissue Edition is stated on the copyright page. First printing with complete 10 number line ending in 1. SIGNED by Michael Korda on the front orange endpaper. Unread book is fine. Tight and square with solid hinges, good tips, and clean unmarred boards. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library or remaindered. Twenty-four pages of full-color art and filled with black and white illustrations and photos. Dust jacket is unclipped ($35.00) and very good to near fine. Light wear to tips, spine ends and flap creases (see photos). Apparent wear to front cover name letters is the publisher's intended design. Protected in a new Brodart Mylar cover. 226 pages. 7 3/4" X 9 3/4" tall.

Ulysses S. Grant was the first officer since George Washington to become a four-star general in the United States Army, and the only president between Andrew Jackson and Woodrow Wilson to serve eight consecutive years in the White House. In this succinct and vivid biography, Michael Korda offers a dramatic reconsideration of the man, his life, and his presidency. Ulysses S. Grant is an evenhanded and stirring portrait of a flawed leader who nevertheless ably guided the United States through a pivotal juncture in its history.