Grant was in financial arrears towards the end of his life (a brokerage in which he had unwisely invested went bust) and hoped that his memoirs would provide income for his family when he was gone. His friend Mark Twain published the memoirs through his publishing company and it became an almost immediate best seller.
Space junk in our minds, shooting star in our hearts.
Grant was in financial arrears towards the end of his life (a brokerage in which he had unwisely invested went bust) and hoped that his memoirs would provide income for his family when he was gone. His friend Mark Twain published the memoirs through his publishing company and it became an almost immediate best seller.