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 After his presidency, Grant embarked on a world tour from 1877 to 1879, visiting Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, where he was warmly received.[([[https://www.stripes.com/travel/remembering-ulysses-s-grant-s-visit-to-japan-1.22915|stripes]])]
+===== Financial Ruin =====
+In 1884, Grant lost nearly all of his savings in a financial scandal involving his investment partner, Ferdinand Ward, who ran a Ponzi scheme.[([[https://www.history.com/news/how-ulysses-grant-died-memoirs-mark-twain|history]])]
+===== Memoirs =====
+To support his family, Grant wrote his memoirs, which are considered one of the greatest works of American literature. He completed them shortly before his death.[([[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/war-and-peace-of-mind-for-ulysses-s-grant-1882227/|smithsonianmag]])]
+===== Mark Twain =====
+The famous author Mark Twain helped Grant publish his memoirs, which were a financial success and provided for his family after his death.[([[https://www.biography.com/authors-writers/mark-twain-ulysses-s-grant-friendship|biography]])]
+===== Death =====
+Ulysses S. Grant died of throat cancer on July 23, 1885, at the age of 63.[([[https://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/ulysses-s-grant-dies-july-23-1885-225884|politico]])]
+===== National Mourning =====
+Grant’s death prompted a period of national mourning. His funeral in New York City was one of the largest public gatherings in the country’s history at that time.[([[http://npshistory.com/publications/ulsg/hrs.pdf|npshistory]])]
+===== Grant's Tomb =====
+Grant is buried in Grant's Tomb in New York City, the largest mausoleum in North America.[([[https://encyclopediavirginia.org/960hpr-20797575b530c12/|encyclopediavirginia]])]
+===== Honest Reputation =====
+Despite the scandals during his presidency, Grant was known for his personal honesty and integrity.[([[https://millercenter.org/president/grant/impact-and-legacy/|millercenter]])]
+===== Reluctant President =====
+Grant was initially reluctant to run for president and only agreed to do so out of a sense of duty.[([[https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2014/mayjune/feature/the-odyssey-ulysses-s-grant/|neh]])]
+===== Horses =====
+Grant was an exceptional horseman and had a lifelong love of horses. He was known for his ability to calm even the most unruly horses.[([[https://www.ronaldcwhite.com/ulysses-s-grant/|ronaldcwhite]])]
+===== Military Strategy =====
+Grant is credited with developing and implementing the strategy of "total war," which targeted not only enemy armies but also the economic infrastructure supporting them.[([[https://www.quora.com/Why-did-Grant-Sherman-and-Sheridan-declare-a-total-war-against-the-South|quora]])]
+===== Vetoes =====
+Grant used the presidential veto power more frequently than any of his predecessors, vetoing 93 bills during his two terms.[([[https://www.senate.gov/legislative/vetoes/vetoCounts.htm|senate]])]
+===== Union Square Statue =====
+A statue of Grant on horseback stands in New York City’s Union Square, commemorating his role in the Civil War.[([[https://thereconstructionera.com/ulysses-s-grant-in-brooklyn/|thereconstructionera]])]
+===== Currency =====
+Ulysses S. Grant’s portrait has appeared on the U.S. $50 bill since 1913.[([[https://www.uscurrency.gov/denominations/50|uscurrency]])]
+===== National Parks =====
+Grant signed the act establishing the first national park, Yellowstone, in 1872.[([[https://guides.loc.gov/act-establishing-yellowstone|loc]])]
+===== Diverse Cabinet =====
+Grant’s cabinet included the first Jewish-American Cabinet member, Secretary of the Treasury Benjamin Bristow, and the first Native American to hold a federal office, Ely S. Parker, as Commissioner of Indian Affairs.[([[https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/12971/1/Grenville-Mathers%2C%20Belle%20Revised%20Thesis%20Oct%202015.pdf|whiterose]])]

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