To Rescue the Republic, Bret Baier
To Rescue the Republic, Bret Baier
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To Rescue the Republic
Ulysses S. Grant, the Fragile Union, and the Crisis of 1876

Bestseller

Author: Bret Baier, Catherine Whitney

Series: Presidential Series #1

Narrator: Bret Baier

Unabridged: 11 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 10/12/2021


Synopsis

#1 New York Times BestsellerFox 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 BrinkleyAn 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 could be reintegrated into the country—and if the Union could ensure the rights and welfare of African Americans in the South. Grant met the challenge by boldly advancing an agenda of Reconstruction and aggressively countering the Ku Klux Klan. In his final weeks in the White House, however, Grant faced a crisis that threatened to undo his life’s work. The contested presidential election of 1876 produced no clear victory for either Republican Rutherford B. Hayes or Democrat Samuel Tilden, who carried most of the former Confederacy. Soon Southern states vowed to revolt if Tilden was not declared the victor. Grant was determined to use his influence to preserve the Union, establishing an electoral commission to peaceably settle the issue. Grant brokered a grand bargain: the installation of Republican Hayes to the presidency, with concessions to the Democrats that effectively ended Reconstruction. This painful compromise saved the nation, but tragically condemned the South to another century of civil-rights oppression.Deep with contemporary resonance and brimming with fresh detail that takes readers from the battlefields of the Civil War to the corridors of power where men decided the fate of the nation in back rooms, To Rescue the Republic reveals Grant, for all his complexity, to be among the first rank of American heroes.

About Bret Baier

Bret Baier is the Chief Political Anchor for Fox News Channel and the anchor and executive editor of Special Report with Bret Baier. He previously served as Chief White House Correspondent for Fox News Channel and as the network’s National Security Correspondent based at the Pentagon. A recipient of the National Press Foundation’s Sol Taishoff Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism, Baier is the author of six New York Times bestsellers, including To Rescue the Constitution: George Washington and the Fragile American Experiment and Three Days at the Brink: FDR’s Daring Gamble to Win WWII. He lives with his family in Washington, DC.

About Catherine Whitney

Catherine Whitney has written or collaborated on more than twenty-five books, including Framing a Life: A Family Memoir with Geraldine Ferraro and Guilty: The Collapse of Criminal Justice with the late Judge Harold J. Rothwax.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Tony on October 17, 2021

This is a work of history written by a news reporter. It's not a scholarly work that delves into the arcane details of Grant's life. In this case, that's not a bad thing. Being a history buff, I was prepared to hate the writing as cheap popularization of history with a bit of conservative philosophy......more

Goodreads review by Alan on November 10, 2023

I had a difficult time deciding on my rating here. I mostly enjoyed the time I spent reading this book. The writing is really quite excellent; the author is a talented reporter and gifted wordsmith. I do have some reservations and concerns that keep me from giving a higher rating than 3 to 3.5 stars......more

Goodreads review by Joseph on April 15, 2022

Outside of a couple major errors, this was a fantastic book. Error #1: the battle of Shiloh took place on April 6-7 1862, not sometime in July. Error #2: General Robert E. Lee died on October 12, 1870. Not September 28 as stated in the book. Other than that, it was a great book.......more

Goodreads review by Erik on November 04, 2021

Since the author is with Fox News, I admit that I was skeptical. Fox News has been repeating Republican lies that the presidential election of 2020 was rigged and has been defending the pro-Trump insurrectionists who stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. I have heard some Trump allies call for......more

Goodreads review by Ben on January 14, 2022

I liked this biography of Grant. I’ve also read Chernow’s which was good, but too long. To me, an enjoyable biography should hit the high points (positive and negative) and let you know about the man. Some biographies try to be the seminal authoritative work on a subject and it ends up being way too......more