To rescue the republic : Ulysses S. Grant, the fragile Union, and the crisis of 1876 / Bret Baier, with Catherine Whitney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baier, Bret, author.

Whitney, Catherine, 1950- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885.

Grant, Ulysses S.

Presidents--United States--Biography.

Presidents.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--1869-1877.

Politics and government.

Presidents--United States--Election--1876.

Generals--United States--Biography.

Generals.

Presidents--Election.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xvi, 375 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Ulysses S. Grant, the fragile Union, and the crisis of 1876

Place of Publication:

[New York, New York] : Custom House, [2021]

Summary:

"From Bret Baier comes a riveting reassessment of Ulysses S. Grant, arguing that the great Civil War commander's battle to save the Union continued to the very end of his presidency when a crisis threatened to fracture the still fragile nation once again"-- Provided by publisher.

Grant's daring and resolve as a general gained the attention of President Lincoln, then desperate for bold leadership. Appointed as Lieutenant General of the Union Army in March 1864, Grant's forces had seized Richmond and forced Robert E. Lee to surrender within a year. After Lincoln's assassination, Grant answered the call-- advancing an agenda of Reconstruction and aggressively countering the Ku Klux Klan. In Grant's final weeks in the White House, the contested presidential election of 1876 produced no clear victory for either Republican Rutherford B. Hayes or Democrat Samuel Tilden. Southern states vowed to revolt if Tilden was not declared the victor. Baier shows how Grant's compromise saved the nation, but tragically condemned the South to another century of civil-rights oppression. -- adapted from jacket

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. One Seasoned by Struggle

ch. 1 The Making of Grant

ch. 2 Conflicted Warrior

ch. 3 The Lost Years

pt. Two The Making of a General

ch. 4 The Union Cause

ch. 5 Lincoln's General

ch. 6 Surrender

pt. Three The Political Journey

ch. 7 Chaos

ch. 8 The Outlier President

ch. 9 The Battleground of Reconstruction

pt. Four A Grand Bargain

ch. 10 The Bitter Divide

ch. 11 An Election in Doubt

ch. 12 The Presidency Saved

pt. Five The final Battle

ch. 13 The Search for Purpose

ch. 14 Grant's Own Story

ch. 15 The Meaning of Grant's Life Then and Now.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [339]-360) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Baier, Bret. To rescue the republic

ISBN:

9780063039544

0063039540

9780063039568

0063039567

OCLC:

1260168643