Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant is an autobiography by the 18th US president, focusing on his military career in the Mexican-American and Civil Wars. Written while battling throat cancer and financial hardship, Grant completed the manuscript three days before his death in 1885. Mark Twain, a close friend of Grant's, published the memoirs. Volumes 1 and 2. Both books have some binder issues and cover wear. Copyright is 1885.