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Grant

� He was in the middleof his class. As he confessed later on,he mostly read novels

Grant • S01E01 • 2020
� He was in the middle
of his class. As he confessed later on,
he mostly read novels

Full Transcript

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‐ He was in the middle of his class.
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As he confessed later on, he mostly read novels.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
41
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:31
Uploaded
May 27, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
RadicalMedia,Appian Way,A+E Global Media,Lionsgate Television,Film Afrika

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Movie Summary

The documentary-series examines Ulysses S. Grant's life story using his perspective and experiences to explore a turbulent time in history: the Civil War and Reconstruction.
S01 • E01 ‐ But he was good in math. - Grant 00:08
‐ But he was good in math.
S01 • E01 ‐ And he excelled at horsemanship. - Grant 00:21
‐ And he excelled at horsemanship.
S01 • E03 ‐ They called me a butcher. - Grant 00:05
‐ They called me a butcher.
S01 • E03 ‐ I sometimes could hardly bring myself - Grant 00:09
‐ I sometimes could hardly bring myself
S01 • E03 Many casualties came out of the overland campaign, - Grant 00:07
Many casualties came out of the overland campaign,
S01 • E03 Robert E. Lee lost 50% of his entire army - Grant 00:18
Robert E. Lee lost 50% of his entire army
S01 • E01 ‐ I reported for duty at Jefferson barracks, St. Louis. - Grant 00:42
‐ I reported for duty at Jefferson barracks, St. Louis.
S01 • E03 It's a‐‐it is a lo‐‐it's lonely at the top, as they say. - Grant 00:04
It's a‐‐it is a lo‐‐it's lonely at the top, as the...
S01 • E03 And the casualties are going to be tough, - Grant 00:29
And the casualties are going to be tough,
S01 • E01 Marcia: During Grant's time in Missouri, - Grant 00:19
Marcia: During Grant's time in Missouri,
S01 • E03 [dramatic music] - Grant 00:18
[dramatic music]
S01 • E02 He brings Halleck east. - Grant 00:21
He brings Halleck east.
S01 • E01 ‐ Enslaved black people were the largest asset of wealth - Grant 00:31
‐ Enslaved black people were the largest asset of wealth
S01 • E03 And so he finds a way, secretly, at night, - Grant 00:19
And so he finds a way, secretly, at night,
S01 • E01 ‐ Grant's dad, Jesse, is a huge anti‐slavery advocate. - Grant 00:06
‐ Grant's dad, Jesse, is a huge anti‐slavery advocate....
S01 • E01 ‐ So Grant would have been well aware - Grant 00:11
‐ So Grant would have been well aware
S01 • E03 ‐ To my dear wife, Julia. - Grant 00:30
‐ To my dear wife, Julia.
S01 • E01 At West Point he was friends with slaveholding men, - Grant 00:21
At West Point he was friends with slaveholding men,
S01 • E02 You just can't send transports and gunboats - Grant 00:21
You just can't send transports and gunboats
S01 • E01 Julia, this is Sam, that is, Ulysses Grant. - Grant 00:06
Julia, this is Sam, that is, Ulysses Grant.