The General Who Wouldn’t Let it Break
The Civil War ended in 1865. But just eleven years later, the country came within a hair's breadth of a second one — not on a battlefield, but over a presidential election so contested that newspapers openly speculated about renewed conflict. This episode, we dig into Bret Baier's To Rescue the Republic to uncover how Ulysses S. Grant — the general who saved the Union with an army — was forced to save it again as president, brokering a peace that held the nation together at a painful cost. It's a complicated legacy, and an unforgettable read. Next time: a single gunshot in a crowded theater…
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