Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th president of the United States. He was a hero in the United States Army during the Civil War, and almost went to Ford's Theater with Abraham Lincoln the night he was shot. Some ten years after his presidency, he began complaining of a sore throat and was diagnosed with throat cancer.
Upon hearing this news, Grant stressed over his family's financial situation. He didn't have any money to leave his wife, so he cut a deal with his friend, Mark Twain, who made him an offer for his memoirs with 75% of the profits. He died just days after finishing the memoirs, but the royalties were enough for his wife to get by. He died in a cottage at Mt. McGregor in upstate New York on July 23, 1885.
Ulysses S. Grant, a Civil War hero and the 18th President of the United States, struggled with both his finances and alcohol for much of his life. He managed both well during his Presidency. Following his two terms as President, which he was elected to without any prior political training, Grant traveled the world and was celebrated as the man who saved the American Union. He and his wife met with Queen Victoria in England and the emperor of Japan. After touring for about two years, he and his wife returned home to bankruptcy due to some poor investment choices. He began writing the memoirs of his life and spoke with his friend Mark Twain about having them published.
He became increasingly suspicious of severe throat pain; this was later diagnosed as throat cancer. The family moved to the Adirondack Mountains in New York in June 1885, and Grant died there a month later. A funeral procession seven miles long accompanied his coffin to a temporary vault in New York. When his remains were moved to a permanent location in Manhattan, a million people showed up for the dedication.
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