Fergus Bordewich discusses his newest book, Klan War: Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle to Save Reconstruction. Mr. Bordewich explains how the Klu Klux Klan was America’s first terrorist organization intent on counterrevolution after the Civil War. How President Grant mobilized the Federal government to challenge and ultimately dismantle the Klan is the subject of the interview.
Fergus Bordewich is an American writer, popular historian, and editor living in San Francisco. He is the author of nine nonfiction books.
Please visit his website http://www.fergusbordewich.com/
