Book Review: Grant by Mitchell Yockelson

Over the course of the past several years, I have become quite interested in the life and Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant. When this new biography by Mitchell Yockelson became available from Thomas Nelson, I quickly requested it.

This brief biography of Grant is quite readable and provides a broad sketch of Grant's life. However, it is so short that it neglects to cover many details of Grant's life. There is little information about Grant's marriage to his wife Julia or about his children or the type of father Grant was. It gives only slight treatment to Grant's life after the Civil War, to Grant's Presidency or his post-Presidency years.

It does go into considerable detail with regard to various battles during the Civil War but much of the information on the war is generic in nature and not specific, not detailed, with specifics regarding Grant's involvement.

If you know little about Grant's life, this book might suffice in providing a basis for future interest. However, there is a lack of depth to the book that left me wanting more.