{"product_id":"a-companion-to-the-reconstruction-presidents-1865-1881-hardback-9781444339284","title":"A Companion to the Reconstruction Presidents, 1865 - 1881 (Hardback) 9781444339284","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Companion to the Reconstruction Presidents, 1865 - 1881\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Edward Frantz has gathered a wide-ranging group of experts who thoroughly cover the lives and overlapping administrations of the three so-called \"Reconstruction Presidents.\" Often dismissed or disdained, Johnson, Grant, and Hayes emerge from these lively and up-to-date essays not only as crucial figures deserving of serious scholarly scrutiny and reassessment, but also as engagingly human representatives of a turbulent era. A splendid and worthwhile historiographical resource!”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoan Waugh\u003c\/b\u003e, UCLA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This most valuable collection of essays by renowned experts offers an insightful survey of the scholarship covering the lives of Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, and Rutherford B. Hayes, three men who helped secure military victory in the American Civil War and who as presidents did much to shape the reconstructed American republic that emerged from that conflict.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrooks Simpson\u003c\/b\u003e, Arizona State University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Distinguished historians Ari Hoogenboom, John Marzsalek, and Alan Peskin, and other rising scholars offer useful essays on the presidents and an array of other topics central to this pivotal period.”\u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles W. Calhoun\u003c\/b\u003e, East Carolina University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEdward O. Frantz (Edited by), E FRANTZ (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781444339284, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 23 May 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e656 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.3 x 18 x 3.6 cm, 1.157 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Distinguished historians Ari Hoogenboom, John Marzsalek, and Alan Peskin, and other rising scholars offer useful essays on the presidents and an array of other topics central to this pivotal period.”  (\u003ci\u003eExpofairs.com\u003c\/i\u003e, 4 August 2014)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Reconstruction Presidents\u003c\/i\u003e presents a series of original essays that explore a variety of important issues, themes, and debates associated with the presidencies of Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, and Rutherford B. Hayes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eRepresents the first comprehensive look at the presidencies of Johnson, Grant, and Hayes in one volume\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures contributions from top historians and presidential scholars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eApproaches the study of these presidents from a historiographical perspective\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eKey topics include each president’s political career; foreign policy; domestic policy; military history; and social context of their terms in office\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eNotes on Contributors viii  \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Andrew Johnson 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Andrew Johnson before the Presidency 7\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGlenna R. Schroeder-Lein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Andrew Johnson and Reconstruction 24\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eErik Mathisen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Andrew Johnson: Race, the Constitution, and Democracy 42\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAaron Astor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson 62\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLuis Fuentes-Rohwer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Foreign Affairs and Andrew Johnson 85\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard Zuczek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Ulysses S. Grant 121\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Ulysses S. Grant: Birth to the Mexican–American War 123\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePamela K. Sanfilippo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Ulysses S. Grant: Star on the Rise, 1861–1863 140\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBrian Steel Wills\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Ulysses S. Grant: The Making of a Military Politician, 1861–1865 165\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBrian Holden Reid\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The General-in-Chief, 1864–1865 188\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam B. Feis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Ulysses S. Grant Goes to Washington: The Commanding General as Secretary of War 214\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames J. Broomall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The 1868 and 1872 Elections 235\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew Prymak\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Looking for the Popular Culture of Grant’s America 257\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWoody Register\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Reconstruction during the Grant Years: The Conundrum of Policy 275\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThomas R. Pegram\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Flames in the West: American Expansion, Federal Indian Policy, and the Transformation of Indigenous Lives in the Age of Grant 295\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEric J. Morser\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Avoiding War: The Foreign Policy of Ulysses S. Grant and Hamilton Fish 311\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStephen McCullough\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Grant and Historical Memory 328\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn F. Marszalek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Grant and Heroic Leadership 343\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFrank J. Williams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Engagement Rather Than Escape: Ulysses S. Grant’s World Tour, 1877–1879 353\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam M. Ferraro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Rutherford B. Hayes 387\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Crushing the Traitors: Rutherford B. Hayes in the Civil War 389\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn R. Lundberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Rutherford B. Hayes: The Road to the White House 403\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAllan Peskin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Election of 1876\/Compromise of 1877 415\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarc-William Palen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Hayes and Civil Service Reform 431\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAri Hoogenboom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 The Shattered Dream: The Shock of Industrialization and the Crisis of the Free Labor Ideal 452\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEric Leif Davin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Lifting the Veil of Obscurity?: Lucy Webb Hayes, America’s First “First Lady” 475\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKatherine E. Rohrer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV The Age of Reconstruction 497\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Edison and the Age of Invention 499\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Hochfelder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Centennial Celebrations 517\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Hepp\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Community Responsibilities, Citizenship Rights: Gender and Power in the Reconstruction Era 538\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichelle Kuhl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Playing on a New Field: The U.S. Supreme Court in Reconstruction 562\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRoman J. Hoyos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Scandal, Corruption 581\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert W. Burg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Ex-Presidents in the Age of Reconstruction 601\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEdward O. 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