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Klan War: Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle to Save Reconstruction
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Author:
Fergus M. Bordewich
Publisher:
Knopf
Date:
October 10, 2023
A history of the first national anti-terrorist campaign waged on American soilâwhen Ulysses S. Grant wielded the power of the federal government to dismantle the KKK.
What The Reviewers Say
Compelling.
A vivid and sobering account of Grant’s efforts to crush the Klan in the South.
A longtime chronicler of American history, Bordewich now aims to correct what he sees as an unfair portrayal of Grant: a great general but a poor president. In his view, Grant showed rare courage and determination to prosecute the Klan to the fullest possible extent..
By documenting what really happened in the bloody and vicious post–Civil War South and how it nullified official government policy, this history resonates on many levels..
