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[soldiers yelling] ‐ Fire the cannon!
[cannon booms] ♪ ♪ ‐ Very few people really know
who Ulysses S. Grant was. ‐ Today there is this sense
that he's forgotten. ‐ He's been called
so many things over the years. ‐ The greatest general
of his time. ‐ A military genius. ‐ A bloody butcher. ‐ A corrupt president. ‐ A belligerent drunk
who got lucky. He didn't get lucky
[cannon booms] ♪ ♪ ‐ Very few people really know
who Ulysses S. Grant was. ‐ Today there is this sense
that he's forgotten. ‐ He's been called
so many things over the years. ‐ The greatest general
of his time. ‐ A military genius. ‐ A bloody butcher. ‐ A corrupt president. ‐ A belligerent drunk
who got lucky. He didn't get lucky
Full Transcript
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[soldiers yelling]
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‐ Fire the cannon!
[cannon booms]
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♪ ♪
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‐ Very few people really know
who Ulysses S. Grant was.
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‐ Today there is this sense
that he's forgotten.
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‐ He's been called
so many things over the years.
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‐ The greatest general
of his time.
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‐ A military genius.
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‐ A bloody butcher.
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‐ A corrupt president.
00:00:35.285 --> 00:00:38.033
‐ A belligerent drunk
who got lucky.
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He didn't get lucky.
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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.