Presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes

by Ari Hoogenboom

Book Overview

This new interpretation of the Hayes administration contradicts the widely held view that Hayes was an inept politician and an ineffective leader. Hoogenboom argues that it was Hayes's character and personality that set his presidency apart in the Gilded Age.

This volume covers all issues, decisions, and developments during the Hayes presidency--from the withdrawal of troops from Louisiana and South Carolina that signalled the end of Reconstruction,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700603387
• ISBN13: 9780700603381
• Release Date: October 1988
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.4"