An amazing book, Grant, by Ron Chernow tells the remarkable story of President Grant. Grant rose from being a cashiered army officer struggling in penury to become the victor over the rebellion and then one of the greatest American presidents. After his service he was adored by his country and admired throughout the world. An uncommonly decent man. What may have been his battle even more difficult than the war was the aftermath of the war. Grant spent his presidency struggling against the violent South which waged a vicious campaign against the freed slaves. “Americans today know little about the terrorism that engulfed the South during Grant’s presidency. It has been suppressed by a strange national amnesia. The Klan’s ruthless reign is a dark, buried chapter in American history. The Civil War is far better known than its brutal aftermath.” (p. 857). Grant, Ron Chernow, Penguin Random House, 2017.
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