Just ordered this book. I'll read anything by Ron Chernow.
I was born and bred in Hawaii but fought the Civil War in all the sandboxes of my youth. I remained pretty ignorant about the war until I began reading James McPherson, Shelby Foote, Bruce Catton, and Michael Shaara. They say it's a wise man who knows his own ignorance, so I must be a very wise man indeed. I do know, though, that the Union victory at Appomattox (a mere 1.5 hours from my farm) would have been impossible without a George Meade and especially a Ulysses Grant. He managed the war effort brilliantly and with unrelenting tenacity. I have much to learn from his life.
Eager to read the book.