To Rescue the Republic

Ulysses S. Grant, the Fragile Union, and the Crisis of 1876

De: Bret Baier, Catherine Whitney

Narrado por: Bret Baier

Number-One New York Times best seller

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 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 oppression of civil rights.

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.

©2021 Bret Baier (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers

A Forgotten President

The book was excellent. True to life portrayals. He did not need to bring up January 6th, totally irrelevant to the book.

and now the rest of the story.

a most interesting read it is packed with historical nuances not known to this reader before. historical relevance to today's dilemmas both politically socially and economically.

Grant belongs on Mount Rushmore!

I’ve always thought that Grant should have pushed harder for reconstruction and made the Southern states earn their way back into congress. BB does a great job showing Andrew Johnson was a poor choice by Lincoln and that reconstruction was not so simple. Moderate Republicans failed the nation then as they do today. US Grant belongs on Mount Rushmore.

A wonderful read !!!

Bret Baire gave an inspirational performance of his very well written book. Thank you for your enlightenment of an amazing human being and corner stone in out history.

author & narration

loved it, so much I never knew about Grant and the great asset he was and is to our country. Brett did great narration very easy to understand.

love history very much and learned more

I can put it in myself somewhat of a history buff. But I definitely learned a lot of interesting facts from Mr. Bears book

A worthy read or listen.

A worthy read or listen, I feel compelled to reread the Memoirs of USG. This book offers a comprehensive, personal and inspirational look at one of America’s most misunderstood and under appreciated leaders.

Great reminder

When we feel assaulted by incomprehensible, never- before events, it is useful to be reminded that many such events have occurred before under dire circumstances

The man behind the General and Commander in Chief

Enjoyed the in-depth account of Ulysses S. Grant. An Emotional and inspiring story of a man of humble origins. It reinforced life’s lesson it is better to give than receive. Thank you

Very interesting and informative

Besides presenting the story of General Grant, and such a comprehensive and enjoyable read, Brett Beir was a wonderful narrator and storyteller.