History orders a Ulysses S. Grant docuseries based on Ron Chernow's 2017 biography

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Leonardo DiCaprio, who recently acquired movie rights to the Pulitzer-winning author's biography of the Civil War general and U.S. president, will produce the six-part docuseries. Chernow's Grant biography is the latest to argue that Grant, despite his scandal-plagued presidency, was an exceptional commander in chief. “Grant is one of the most brilliant, yet flawed figures in U.S. history and Chernow’s extraordinary biography has transformed our understanding of him at the deepest level,” says Eli Lehrer, History channel's executive vice president of programming. “This documentary will look at the Civil War and Reconstruction through the intriguing lens of Grant and we look forward to bringing Chernow’s fascinating portrait of this president to life.”