Regular_Ferret1080 t1_iy4xxh3 wrote
He died of throat cancer and was desperate for money if I recall thats why he allowed someone to write his memoirs. The disgrace of his life after the presidency led to giving ex presidents a dotation.
john510runner t1_iy52fnk wrote
That's (Grant not writing his own memoir) been debunked. Mark Twain acted in the capacity of a literary agent/publisher of Grant's memoir.
Twain, who I think Grant addressed as Clemens, talked Grant out of signing a bad deal with a different publisher.
GiantIrish_Elk t1_iy57yg6 wrote
He was also broke because he had paid off the money that his sons "friend" and partner in the brokerage he had invested in had embezzled and fled the country.
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