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Ev Ehrlich, author of the critically-praised political satire, Big Government, is on his next novel, Grant Speaks, to be released by Warner Books in June.

Grant Speaks is a lively, hilarious, and poignant retelling of one of the most tumultuous periods in our nation. The book is the previously undiscovered first draft of the Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant, a draft allegedly suppressed and replaced by Mark Twain after Grant's death. In Grant Speaks, Grant tells us what he was really thinking through West Point, the Mexican War, the Gold Rush, the Civil War, and his Presidency. The product of meticulous research that your community will respect and an inspired imagination that will delight them, Grant Speaks weaves fiction and reality into a seamless whole, providing a new perspective on the story of an American legend, his contemporaries, and the times in which he lived.

People interested in American history and the Civil War will enjoy Grant Speaks immensely. Civil War historians are already excited about it. Here's what Stephen B. Oates, author of With Malice Toward None: A Life of Abraham Lincoln, said about it:

"A stunning tour de force whose every page had me smiling or laughing with pleasure. The plot is ingenious, and the marvelous characterizations of Civil War luminaries are as insightful as they are witty and down-to-earth. Grant, Lincoln, Sherman, and their compatriots stride through this remarkable book in all their flawed and glorious humanity."

Douglas Brinkley, author of The American Heritage History of the United States, put it this way:

"A minor masterpiece...a conceptually bold historical novel brimming with strange twists and turns. The reader really starts believing this is the authentic voice of a dying Ulysses S. Grant. Ev Ehrlich carries out this pranksterish endeavour with a marvelously straight face. I loved it!"

By way of biography, the author, a long-time student of U.S. history and an economist by training, served in the first Clinton Administration as Undersecretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs, and was previously Chief Economist and strategic planner at Unisys Corporation. He now serves as an economic consultant to companies and organizations including the Major League Baseball Players Association, Pew Trust on Global Climate Change, and is a regular economics commentator on National Public Radio's Morning Addition.

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