Meaning up through and including her son’s two terms as President. Until her memory failed her a few years ago.
Until her memory failed her, a few years ago, she thought the country ruined beyond recovery when the Democratic party lost control in 1860.” “She still lives in Clermont County at this writing, October 5th, 1884, and is over ninety ears of age. This passage about Grant’s mother made me laugh out loud: Grant, a book I’ve had on my TBR list (and my Kindle) ever since Ta-Nehisi Coates blogged his way through it in an excellent and moving series of posts in 2010. Stayed awake last night long enough to read the first chapter of the Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S.
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