In 1999, The American Film Institute named Cary Grant the second greatest male screen legend in U.S. movie history, with only Humphrey Bogart topping him. During his lifetime he was already iconic ...

American Ulysses. A new look at the extraordinary life of President Ulysses S. Grant. A portion of the cover of "American Ulysses" by Ronald White. (Courtesy Random House) At nearly 40, Ulysses S.

The picture painted by Brooks Simpson in his recent biography of "Ulysses S. Grant: Triumph Over Adversity, 1822-1865," illuminates a man as complex and contradictory as we might ever puzzle over.

You should read Ron Chernow's new biography of President Ulysses S. Grant. It will be a pleasurable and instructive month-long effort. It will even help in understanding the awful mess we've made of ...