{"product_id":"reconstruction-politics-in-a-deep-south-state-alabama-1865-1874-hardback-9780817320744","title":"Reconstruction Politics in a Deep South State; Alabama, 1865-1874 (Hardback) 9780817320744","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eReconstruction Politics in a Deep South State\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAlabama, 1865-1874\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam Warren Rogers (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780817320744, The University of Alabama Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 2 March 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e448 pages, 12 black \u0026amp; white figures - 2 maps\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 15.7 x 4 cm, 0.802 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“I enjoyed reading this detailed, informative, and lively account of Alabama’s Reconstruction saga. Rogers’s dedication shows.\" —Ben H. Severance, author of \u003ci\u003eA War State All Over: Alabama Politics and the Confederate Cause\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"William Warren Rogers Jr. has redeemed a critical period of Alabama history too long distorted by racist Bourbon mythology. Prodigiously researched, nicely paced, and evenly balanced, \"Reconstruction Politics in a Deep South State\" is a landmark study.\" —John S. Sledge, author \u003ci\u003eThe Mobile River\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThese Rugged Days: Alabama in the Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Gulf of Mexico: A Maritime History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eRecounts the volatile period following the end of the Civil War, when Southern whites were forced to concede equal rights to former slaves, ushering in a new and ruthless brand of politics. Nowhere was this more evident than in Alabama, where the Republican Party reestablished itself quickly and powerfully with the participation of a newly freed constituency, firmly aligned against the Democratic Party that had long dictated the governance of the state.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"The University of Alabama Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52570146701592,"sku":"9780817320744","price":37.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/reconstruction-politics-in-a-deep-south-state-alabama-1865-1874-hardback-9780817320744","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}