![]() Benjamin Bristow was among the leading candidates to replace him, suggesting that a large faction desired an end to "Grantism" and feared that Grant would run for a third term. In 1876, the collected scandals of the last eight years led many in the Republican party to repudiate Grant. Grant was interred in Grant's Tomb, a massive mausoleum in New York City. The book, finished just before his death the following year, was a huge success and remains in print. Following a hard-fought defeat at the Republican National Convention that year, Grant embarked on a financial career in partnership with Ferdinand Ward, but the venture failed and Grant was nearly bankrupted.ĭiagnosed with cancer in 1884, he began writing his memoirs as a way to tell his story and provide for his family after his death. On returning, Grant was welcomed home with an adoration unknown since the end of the Civil War, and he began to consider running for a third term as president in 1880. Grant began his post-presidential life with a two-year tour that took him and his wife and entourage around the world. When his second term in office ended in March 1877, Grant had gained weight, while he desired to travel the world and visit his daughter in Scotland. ![]() Grant looked forward to retirement from public life. After eight years in the presidential office during Reconstruction, Ulysses S. ![]()
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