[silverleaf]

Dont know if they will cover this, but as Grant was dying in poverty, Mark Twain stepped up and paid Grant to write his memoirs, giving fierce purpose to this warrior’s last days and peace of mind for leaving his wife with a means of support. Grants memoirs were a huge success and ultimately resulted in sales of $12 million( in current dollars)

https://www.history.com/news/how-ulysses-grant-died-memoirs-mark-twain?fbclid=IwAR1yoNDLir8dLyj8vnnr_CwzugFuofXX9rgqzaJustlkXQDGO4RyJPvfVY0

[Bull Snipe]

The story goes that Grant died, from throat cancer, the day after his memoirs were complete

[Mack the knife]

Mark Twain stepped up and paid Grant to write his memoirs, giving fierce purpose to this warrior’s last days and peace of mind for leaving his wife with a means of support. Grants memoirs were a huge success and ultimately resulted in sales of $12 million( in current dollars)

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As I recall, this was a godsend for Grant, but left Twain so deeply in debt that he had to go on a world speaking tour (which he hated) to get enough money to pay these debts.