[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.

[DoodleDawg]

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.

It wasn't the Grant autobiography that financially hit Twain, it was the Sherman memoire that he published later. That was nowhere near the success that Grant's memoires were and that's where Twain lost money.