To Rescue the Republic- Ulysses S. Grant, the Fragile Union, and the Crisis of 1876 by Bret Baier
#1 New York Times Bestseller. Fox News Channel's Chief Political Anchor illuminates the heroic life of Ulysses S. Grant "To Rescue the Republic is narrative history at its absolute finest. A fast-paced, thrilling and enormously important book. " - Douglas Brinkley. An epic history spanning the battlegrounds of the Civil War and the violent turmoil of Reconstruction to the forgotten electoral crisis that nearly fractured a reunited nation, Bret Baier's To Rescue the Republic dramatically reveals Ulysses S. Grant's essential yet underappreciated role in preserving the United States during an unprecedented period of division. Born a tanner's son in rugged Ohio in 1822 and battle-tested by the Mexican American War, Grant met his destiny on the bloody fields of the Civil War. His daring and resolve as a general gained the attention of President Lincoln, then desperate for bold leadership. Lincoln appointed Grant as Lieutenant General of the Union Army in March 1864. Within a year, Grant's forces had seized Richmond and forced Robert E. Lee to surrender. Four years later, the reunified nation faced another leadership void after Lincoln's assassination and an unworthy successor completed his term. Again, Grant answered the call. At stake once more was the future of the Union, for though the Southern states had been defeated, it remained to be seen if the former Confederacy.
- Suggested age range- Adult
- Format- Paperback
- Dimensions- 5.1" W x 7.8" H x 1.1" D
- Genre- History
- Publisher- HarperCollins Publishers, Publication date- 09-13-2022
- Page count- 400
- ISBN- 9780063039568
Web ID: 16777975
Grant's life as told to Your Weekly Reader
Oh my. This is a nice book for a middle school student with an emerging interest in Grant, the Civil War, or Reconstruction. It is not, however, a book of any great substance or inquiry, nor is it any fun to read, nor rewarding to those who undertake the chore. The prose is sterile, the focus relentlessly on what happened and how--only very rarely on why. Essentially, it's the Spark Notes version of Ron Chernow's brilliant biography, but without the analysis squibs that you'll find in every Notes. Decent airplane reading--if the in-flight wifi is out, anyway--but, goodness, what a sorry piece of popular history. Marred by a number of conspicuous errors, including a particularly outlandish report that the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo added 500 square miles to the US. (In fact, it added roughly 525 THOUSAND square miles to the US.)
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