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Grant Comes East audiobook

  • By: Newt Gingrich
  • Narrator: Boyd Gaines
  • Category: Fiction, War & Military
  • Length: 5 hours 53 minutes
  • Publisher: Macmillan Audio
  • Publish date: June 01, 2004
  • Language: English
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Grant Comes East Audiobook Summary

Grant Comes East, the sequel in the bestselling series by Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen, continues the story of a Confederate victory at Gettysburg.

Across 140 years, nearly all historians have agreed that after the defeat of the Army of the Potomac at Gettysburg, the taking of Washington, DC, would end the war. But was it possible?

Lee knows that a frontal assault against such fortifications could devastate his army, but it is a price he fears must be paid for final victory. Beyond a military victory in the field, Lee must also overcome the defiant stand of President Abraham Lincoln, who vows that regardless of the defeat at Gettysburg, his solemn pledge to preserve the Union will be honored. Lincoln will mobilize the garrison of Washington to hold on no matter what the costs.
At the same time, Lincoln has appointed General Ulysses S. Grant as commander of all Union forces. Grant, fresh from his triumph at Vicksburg, races east, bringing with him his hardened veterans from Mississippi to confront Lee.

What ensues across the next six weeks is a titanic struggle as the surviving Union forces inside the fortifications of Washington fight to hang on, while Grant prepares his counterblow. The defeated Army of the Potomac, staggered by the debacle dealt at Gettysburg, is not yet completely out of the fight, and is slowly reorganizing. Its rogue commander, General Dan Sickles, is thirsting for revenge against Lee, the restoration of the honor of his army, and the fulfillment of his own ambitions, which reach all the way to the White House. All these factors will come together in a climatic struggle spanning the ground from Washington, through Baltimore, to the banks of the Susquehanna River.

Once again, Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen create a brilliant story of how the Civil War could have unfolded. In Grant Comes East, they use their years of research and expertise to take readers on an incredible journey.

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Grant Comes East Audiobook Narrator

Boyd Gaines is the narrator of Grant Comes East audiobook that was written by Newt Gingrich

Boyd Gaines has narrated more than fifty audiobooks, including titles for Ernest Hemingway, Dan Brown, Tom Clancy, and Stephen King. He also read Jimmy Carter’s White House Diary for Macmillan Audio. Of his performance in Newt Gingrich and William Forstchen’s Grant Comes East, which won an Earphones Award, AudioFile magazine said, “Gaines delivers all with the deft touch of a master tactician. It’s truly a remarkable performance.”



Gaines’s many film credits include The Robber Barons of Wall Street, Second Best, I’m Not Rappaport, Heartbreak Ridge, Fame, and Porky’s. He’s won four Tony Awards for performances in The Heidi Chronicles, She Loves Me, Contact, and Gypsy. He was also nominated for a Tony Award for Journey’s End. On television, he’s appeared in The Good Wife, Law & Order, 100 Centre Street, A Woman Called Jackie, A Son’s Promise, and in the popular series One Day at a Time.

About the Author(s) of Grant Comes East

Newt Gingrich is the author of Grant Comes East

Grant Comes East Full Details

Narrator Boyd Gaines
Length 5 hours 53 minutes
Author Newt Gingrich
Category
Publisher Macmillan Audio
Release date June 01, 2004
ISBN 9781593974633

Subjects

The publisher of the Grant Comes East is Macmillan Audio. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Fiction, War & Military

Additional info

The publisher of the Grant Comes East is Macmillan Audio. The imprint is Macmillan Audio. It is supplied by Macmillan Audio. The ISBN-13 is 9781593974633.

Global Availability

This book is only available in the United States.

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