{"product_id":"the-ordeal-of-the-reunion-a-new-history-of-reconstruction-9781469664071","title":"The Ordeal of the Reunion  A New History of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffers a fresh explanation for Reconstruction's demise and a case for its essential successes as well as its great failures. Indeed, this book demonstrates the extent to which the victors' aims in 1865 were met - and at what cost.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn overall framework for understanding the key problems of the period. . . . This is an important book, providing food for thought, if only because, tonally as well as substantively, it offers a counterpoint to the dominant narrative.\" - \u003ci\u003eJournal of the Civil War Era\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A valuable resource for scholars who teach in the field of Reconstruction.\" - \u003ci\u003eRegister of the Kentucky Historical Society\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"No short review can do this rich book justice.\" - \u003ci\u003eArkansas Historical Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Summers's rich and careful new history of Reconstruction stands out in a crowded field....[His] mastery of the sources has allowed him to write an impressively thorough history of the period, and to pull together diverse strains with uncommon sophistication.\" - \u003ci\u003eH-Net Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Readers interested in Reconstruction will find Summers' book to be a rollicking, deeply researched overview....[A] colorful guide to the politics of the era.\" - \u003ci\u003eJournal of Interdisciplinary History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Summers has devoted almost half a century to a study of the period, and it shows.\" - \u003ci\u003eBlue \u0026amp; Gray Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Effectively captures the turmoil and frustrations of the era. . . . [and] shows how economic woes affected Reconstruction's prospects.\" - \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Skillfully written and a benefit to students, scholars, and those fascinated with the postwar years.\" - \u003ci\u003eSouthwestern Historical Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A superb spinner of tales. . . . An important book, full of details and insights, and it deserves serious attention.\" - \u003ci\u003eJournal of Southern History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Marvelously written.\" - \u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A new narrative of the period featuring novel interpretations and sparkling insight.\" - \u003ci\u003eNorth Carolina Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51456076480855,"sku":"9781469664071","price":28.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781469664071.jpg?v=1755033704","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-ordeal-of-the-reunion-a-new-history-of-reconstruction-9781469664071","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}