Ron Chernow, the historian whose award-winning biography of Alexander Hamilton was the basis of the hit Broadway musical, is back with his seventh book, "Grant" (Penguin). It chronicles the life of ...

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.

WASHINGTON — Evidence of national discernment, although never abundant, can now be found high on the New York Times combined print and e-book best seller list. There sits Ron Chernow’s biography of ...

Part of Hugh Grant's approach to playing his villainous character in Heretic involved writing a full biography for the guy ...

Virginia, the home of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, has four statues on public lands celebrating patriots of the American Revolution and seven honoring heroes of World War II.