{"product_id":"the-general-and-julia-jon-clinch-hardcover","title":"The General and Julia -- Jon Clinch, Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003eUlysses S. Grant reflects on the crucial moments of his life as a husband, a father, a general, and a president while writing his memoirs and reckoning with his complicated legacy in this epic and intimate work of \"superb historical fiction\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBarely able to walk and rendered mute by the cancer metastasizing in his throat, Ulysses S. Grant is scratching out words, hour after hour, day after day. Desperate to complete his memoirs before his death so his family might have some financial security and he some redemption, Grant journeys back in time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe had once been the savior of the Union, the general to whom Lee surrendered at Appomattox, a twice-elected president who fought for the civil rights of Black Americans and against the rising Ku Klux Klan, a plain farmer-turned-business magnate who lost everything to a Wall Street swindler, a devoted husband to his wife Julia, and a loving father to four children. In this gorgeously rendered and moving novel, Grant rises from the page in all of his contradictions and foibles, his failures and triumphs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMoving from blood-stained battlefields to Gilded Age New York, the novel explores how Grant's own views on race and Reconstruction changed over time. \"A graceful, moving narrative\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) from historical fiction master Jon Clinch, this evocatively crafted novel breathes fresh life into an American icon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jon Clinch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.40w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668009789\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2023 pg. 2\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2023 pg. 33\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2023 pg. 53\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJon Clinch is the author of the acclaimed novels \u003ci\u003eFinn\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKings of the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Thief of Auschwitz\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBelzoni Dreams of Egypt\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMarley\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe General and Julia\u003c\/i\u003e. A native of upstate New York, Jon lives with his wife in the Green Mountains of Vermont. Find out more at JonClinch.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jon Clinch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44338047877348,"sku":"9781668009789","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781668009789.jpg?v=1719530889","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/the-general-and-julia-jon-clinch-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}