The Revolution that Failed: Reconstruction in Natchitoches

by Adam Fairclough

The chaotic years after the Civil War are often seen as a time of uniquely American idealism--a revolutionary attempt to rebuild the nation that paved the way for the civil rights movement of the twentieth century. But Adam Fairclough rejects this prevailing view, challenging prominent historians such as Eric Foner and James McPherson. He argues that Reconstruction was, quite simply, a disaster, and that the civil rights movement triumphed despite...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813056624
• ISBN13: 9780813056623
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 420 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"