Introduction
Grant is a 2020 American television miniseries directed by Malcolm Venville.
Based on the bestselling non-fiction book by Ron Chernow, the three-part miniseries chronicles the life of Ulysses S. Grant, the eighteenth President of the United States, and premiered on 25 May 2020 on History.
The miniseries is TV-14 V rated, containing displayed acts of violence during the American Civil War.
Outline
Ulysses S. Grant focuses on defeating Robert E. Lee in Richmond, the capital of the Confederacy. But it’s not easily accomplished as Grant’s failed campaign in the Battle of Cold Harbour gives him the nickname “The Butcher”.
Then Grant’s commanders put the wrong man, James Ledlie, in charge, causing major casualties in the Battle of Petersburg when a mine explosion created a deep crater in the ground and he plunders his battalion into the onslaught.
By 1864, Grant’s grand plan is set into motion when General Sherman captures Atlanta before the re-election of Lincoln. Grant defeats Lee in Jetersville. And on 09 April 1865, Grant meets Lee at the Wilbur McLean House in Appomattox where he surrenders, thus winning the Civil War.
A week later, Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre.
After Andrew Johnson makes a mess of the aftermath, General in Chief Grant is called to serve as the 18th president of the United States during one of the most difficult times in America’s history; the Reconstruction era, the black codes conflicts, the New Orleans massacre of 1866 and taking on the newly-formed Klu Klux Klan in the South.
Grant finishes two terms, travels the world with Julia, writes his manuscript with Mark Twain, and contracts throat cancer.
In 1885, he dies a hero’s death as the “saviour of America”.
Grant Series
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Production & Filming Details
- Release Date: 27 May 2020.
- Running time: 60 minutes.
- Country: US.
- Language: English.
Video Link
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