very great mark in the terrible American Civil War". Historians ratings Throughout the 20th century, historians ranked his generalship near the top and his presidency near the bottom. In the 21st century, his military reputation is strong and above average. The rankings on his presidency have improved markedly in the 21st century from a place in the lowest quartile to a position in the middle. See also Bibliography of Ulysses S. Grant Bibliography of the American Civil War List of articles for Ulysses S. Grant Jesse Root Grant (father of Ulysses S. Grant) Notes References Bibliography Further reading Frantz, Edward O. A Companion to the Reconstruction Presidents 1865 – 1881 (Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History, 2014); focus on historiography. Mannion, Richard G. "The life of a reputation: The public memory of Ulysses S. Grant" (History dissertation Georgia State University, 2012). online Merry, Robert W. Where They Stand: The American Presidents in the Eyes of Voters and Historians (New York: Simon and Schuster, 2012). Waugh, Joan. "Ulysses S. Grant, Historian." in The Memory of the Civil War in American Culture, ed. Alice Fahs and Joan Waugh. (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2004) pp 5–38. Wilentz, Sean. "Return of Ulysses." The Book: An Online Review at the New Republic, (January 25, 2010). online Abbot, 1872. The life of General Ulysses S. Grant Headley, 1872. The life of Ulysses S. Grant King, 1914. The true Ulysses S. Grant Wilson, Dana, 1868. The life of Ulysses S. Grant, general of the armies of the United States American Civil War Ulysses S. Grant Historiography of the United States