The Graciousness of Grant
A Look at Ron Chernow's Biography of the Civil War General and President
The surrender at Appomattox has the ingredients for a great one-act play.
The two leads are perfect foils. The defeated general, a living legend to his men, is fifteen years older and held a much higher rank than the victorious general the last time they met, many years earlier (an encounter the older man doesn’t even remember). The victorious general, a…
