Reviews for General Grant's letters to a friend, 1861-1880

The average rating for General Grant's letters to a friend, 1861-1880 based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-01-11 00:00:00 David Wernly No book has created a deeper reverence in me for Harry Truman than this book did. My mother was homebound for several years due to health problems. During that time she read books about each of the U.S. presidents and their wives. This was one that she recommended and I LOVED it. It is a compilation of letters written from President Truman to his wife Bess. I'll be honest, when I used to see pictures of them I thought, What did he see in her? But after reading this book, he was soooo in love with her, and that never changed. It really highlights his enduring ability to love, not just his wife, but his many friends and his daughter (who recently passed away.) I think it gives a lot of insight into the quality of person that he was. He was a man of deep character. If I could marry any historical figure I'd marry him. There are some amazing quotes. And it has turned out to be a fitting book for me to have read considering that I live in Missouri!! I'll make it to Independence one of these days to go to his presidential library and love every minute of it.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-07-07 00:00:00 Gurjit Johal Aww, what a Valentine this book is! More enjoyable, I think, because i read it as a follow-up to David McCullough's "Truman," which delivers a happy description of the sweetnatured and ethical man Harry Truman was from youth, and a clearer picture of how much he really really loved that young woman whom everyone considered "too good for him." The letters show that he was not only good enough to be her husband, but possibly the best husband she could have hoped to have. Ever. If you start to find the letters repetitive (and they are, a bit, just as daily emails tend to be), don't let that stop you reading: just switch to "skim" mode for a while. Or turn to them on a day when the news seems dark and drear. You'll like being reminded what faithfulness and tenderness look like.