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A GENERAL WHO WILL FIGHT:
The Leadership of Ulysses S. Grant
Harry S. Laver, University Press of Kentucky,
Lexington, 2013, 189 pages, $32.50

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n Charles Portis 1968 novel, a man of “True Grit”
is brought to life; grit being defined as having perseverance, fortitude, firmness of mind, resilience,
and unyielding courage. In A General Who Will Fight:
The Leadership of Ulysses S. Grant, author Harry Laver
also explores a man of similar qualities. Laver chal