TROY – In full Union Army dress and speaking as if straight from the 19th century, living historian Kenneth J. Serfass ...

The 18th president's descendant had a storied career in museum curation before turning his attention to an affable vampire.

Ron Chernow’s sweeping new biography explores how the “Huckleberry Finn” author became such a fixture in American literature ...

New York Today Ulysses S. Grant Finally Gets That Promotion The Civil War general was elevated to general of the armies of the United States, a title his admirers had long sought.

‘You, Me, and Ulysses S. Grant: A Farcical Biography’ By Brad Neely Keylight Books, 290 pages While Reading Brad Neely’s “You, Me, and Ulysses S. Grant,” I kept thinking of Norman O. Brown’s writing ...

Novelist Jon Clinch was inspired by Ron Chernow’s “Grant” to elaborate on the last days of Ulysses S. Grant’s life, as the general fought poverty and ill health to write his memoirs.

Ulysses S. Grant's standing among the presidents has improved in recent years, with critically acclaimed biographies by Ron Chernow and others offering a new perspective on his time in the White H ...

Bordewich’s positive view of the former general adds to a trend among contemporary biographers toward seeing him as a relatively effective president.