The Man Who Saved Cincinnati

by Peter Bronson

A thrilling history of the Queen City of the West during the Civil War.
The Man Who Saved Cincinnati...Rescued the Queen City from a Confederate attack;Formed the first Black Brigade in the Union Army;Saved Washington, DC;Captured Billy the Kid and stopped a bloody range war;Wrote one of the greatest books in American literature, Ben-Hur. The secret plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln in Cincinnati;
Panic and threats from Morgan's Raiders;
How the scapegoat of Shiloh became the Savior of Cincinnati.

335 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 9, 2023

Reviews

[Matt · Rating 3 out of 5]

Born and raised in Cincinnati. Knew of Lew Wallace from high school/college American history courses. Never heard of his exploits in my hometown. I was given this book by a friend who knew I was missing my hometown. And it’s a solid read. But I feel like Peter Bronson may have AdHd with how much jumping around there is. While Cincinnati comes up a fair amount and gets whole sections of the book. There is a lot to get through before you start seeing references to the Queen City.

Overall. It’s a great read. I would recommend for anyone with an interest in Cincinnati, Ohio History and/or Civil War history give it a try.

[Ryan Voet · Rating 1 out of 5]

Unreadable. I am upset I spent time finishing this terrible book.

[Steven Ashworth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Book was good I just find the civil war boring, but book was cool

[Paul Lunger · Rating 4 out of 5]

Peter Bronson's "The Man Who Saved Cincinnati" tells the story of General Lew Wallace and the role he played in keeping Cincinnati from an attack that thankfully never fully materialized. The book itself is an interesting look at Wallace who would be ostracized unfairly after Shiloh and forced into assignments he didn't exactly deserve. Bronson also guides us through most of Wallace's life as well as the events that led up to the planned attack on the Queen City of the West along with the preparations for it on both the Ohio and Kentucky sides of the border. This is an event that as a native of Ohio I wasn't fully aware of, and it does add to my knowledge of both the Civil War and Ohio history in general.

[Brian Weisz · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting study of Lew Wallace. Jumped around a bit.

[Janis · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was confused from the first, how can a non-fiction book, contain fictional characters? It was more like a book of short stories that weren't arranged in chronical order and hard to follow.

[Kevin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great history about Cincy and NKY but story seemed to jump around a bit too much