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Ulysses S. Grant

Owen Wister

A LibriVox audio recording of a short biography of Grant by Owen Wister, read aloud by a volunteer. It gives an overview of Grant as a Civil War hero and president.

A later writer's overview of Grant as a Civil War hero and president, offered here as a listening source about how he was remembered.

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Owen Wister, Ulysses S. Grant, audio recording read by David Wales for LibriVox.

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What it is

This is a LibriVox audio recording of a short biography of Ulysses S. Grant written by Owen Wister. It is read by David Wales, a volunteer, and is not the voice of Grant or Wister. The original book is about 145 pages in pamphlet size, according to the recording summary.

Why it matters

The recording describes Grant as the great hero of the North in the Civil War and the 18th President of the United States. Wister is best known for his stories of the Old West, but he also wrote a substantial body of nonfiction. A biography written by a later author shows how Grant was remembered after his life, so it is a secondary source for students studying his public image.

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  • What does Wister choose to emphasize about Grant, and what might he leave out?
  • How does a volunteer reader's voice change the way you understand the text compared with reading it yourself?
  • Why might a writer famous for Western stories have chosen to write about a president?

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