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So there's a slow burn
going on in Ulysses Grant. ‐ Grant wants
to be independent. He wants to get out
of the main house, to get away from Colonel Dent,
and so he builds Hardscrabble on the 60 acres given
by Colonel Dent to Julia. He's got to clear the land,
clear the wood. He wants to have his family
in their own home. That is the independent
streak in him. [wood splitting] Julia had absolute trust
in her husband. He wasn't looking
for fame, fortune. His ambitions centered
on his family. He would say,
"You know my weaknesses, my horses and my children." ‐ [groans]
‐ [laughs] ‐ Grant is now faced with the challenge
of making a living. He tried farming.
That doesn't work out so well
going on in Ulysses Grant. ‐ Grant wants
to be independent. He wants to get out
of the main house, to get away from Colonel Dent,
and so he builds Hardscrabble on the 60 acres given
by Colonel Dent to Julia. He's got to clear the land,
clear the wood. He wants to have his family
in their own home. That is the independent
streak in him. [wood splitting] Julia had absolute trust
in her husband. He wasn't looking
for fame, fortune. His ambitions centered
on his family. He would say,
"You know my weaknesses, my horses and my children." ‐ [groans]
‐ [laughs] ‐ Grant is now faced with the challenge
of making a living. He tried farming.
That doesn't work out so well
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So there's a slow burn
going on in Ulysses Grant.
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‐ Grant wants
to be independent.
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He wants to get out
of the main house,
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to get away from Colonel Dent,
and so he builds Hardscrabble
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on the 60 acres given
by Colonel Dent to Julia.
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He's got to clear the land,
clear the wood.
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He wants to have his family
in their own home.
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That is the independent
streak in him.
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[wood splitting]
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Julia had absolute trust
in her husband.
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He wasn't looking
for fame, fortune.
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His ambitions centered
on his family.
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He would say,
"You know my weaknesses,
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my horses and my children."
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‐ [groans]
‐ [laughs]
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‐ Grant is now faced
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with the challenge
of making a living.
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He tried farming.
That doesn't work out so well.
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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.