Grant deserves much more public acclaim for his presidential years than Grant has traditionally been given. Grant Presidential Library Bret Baier has provided a valuable public service by showing why Ulysses S. With this autobiography, it is indisputable that he achieves this goal. This is a book which, when carefully read, provides insight into a difficult era.' John F. At the time he authored his memoirs in the mid-1880s, Grant was determined in spite of illness to add to the burgeoning historical narrative as a reliable source. Grant's own recollections we find appendices in the form of original correspondences sent and received regarding the Union and Confederate forces. Grant, the Fragile Union, and the Crisis of 1876 Kindle Edition by Bret Baier (Author), Catherine Whitney (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 4.8 4,615 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 0.00 Read with Kindle Unlimited to also enjoy access to over 4 million more titles 14. presidents military career, both as a solider. Grant’s essential yet underappreciated role in preserving the United States during an unprecedented pe. Grant is an autobiography that focuses specifically on the 18th U.S. Grant is keen to narrate the experience from his perspective as a junior officer, bringing perspective of both the strategic planning and the tactical maneuvers such conflicts entailed together with the morale of the rank and file ahead of each skirmish. Grants last great act was the intensely focused composition of his memoirs, which became the best seller they were calculated to be and revealed Grant as one. 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. Various battles such as Monterrey, and sieges such as Vera Cruz, are recounted in this volume, with Mexico's actions and abilities as an enemy much detailed. Civil War and the author's time as President of the United States. Grant annotated by a soldier and bugler in Grants army, with connections to Lincoln by GRANT, U. Grant's memoirs begins with the author's formative years and his military service, continuing through the U.S.
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