Sam Tallent
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
So he becomes president, leads the Union Army, but then the money wears out.
So he's on a train, Ulysses S. Grant, and fucking...
Oh, and his brother like spent all of his money.
His son was a total fuck up.
And this guy's like, hey, would you write your memoir and I'll publish it for my publishing company and I'll give you like a thousand bucks.
And Ulysses S. Grant's like, for sure.
And then Twain hears this and he's like, don't sign that deal.
I'll publish your book myself and you'll make so much more money.
And Ulysses S. Grant was like, but I made a promise to a man and I am a man and I must honor my word.
And Twain's like, okay, pump the brakes on that, Ulysses.
So he publishes Ulysses S. Grant's book, and it becomes a national bestseller and changed his life and gave him all this money.
And they would have sold him down the river.
They would have given him $1,000 to have a bestselling novel.