The Road to Redemption: Southern Politics, 1869-1879

by Michael Perman

Book Overview

One of the most dramatic episodes in American history was the attempt to establish a two-party political system in the South during Reconstruction. Historians, however, have never systematically analyzed the region's political process during that era. Michael Perman undertakes this task, arguing that the key to understanding Reconstruction politics can be found in the factions that developed inside the two parties. Not only did these factions play...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807841412
• ISBN13: 9780807841419
• Release Date: July 1985
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 9.0"