| Book Description Washington, Lincoln, Grant -- these men were once the triumvirate of American nationalism. But like his tomb on the Hudson, Grant's reputation has fallen into disrepair. The image many Americans hold of him is a caricature: someone "uniquely stupid," an insensitive butcher as a general, and incompetent mediocrity as president, and a drunk. Several efforts to counter this stereotype have often gone too far in the other direction, resulting in an equally distorted portrait of near-perfection. About the Author |