The Ordeal of the Reunion
A New History of Reconstruction
By Mark Wahlgren Summers
528 pp., 6.125 x 9.25, 21 halftones, notes, bibl., index
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Paperback ISBN: 978-1-4696-6407-1
Published: February 2021 -
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4696-1757-2
Published: October 2014 -
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4696-1758-9
Published: October 2014
Littlefield History of the Civil War Era
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Awards & distinctions
A 2016 Choice Outstanding Academic Title
Summers depicts not just a heroic, tragic moment with equal rights advanced and then betrayed but a time of achievement and consolidation, in which nationhood and emancipation were placed beyond repeal and the groundwork was laid for a stronger, if not better, America to come.
About the Author
Mark Wahlgren Summers is professor of history at the University of Kentucky and author of A Dangerous Stir: Fear, Paranoia, and the Making of Reconstruction.
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Reviews
“Effectively captures the turmoil and frustrations of the era. . . . [and] shows how economic woes affected Reconstruction’s prospects.”--Publishers Weekly
“Marvelously written.”--CHOICE
“A superb spinner of tales. . . . An important book, full of details and insights, and it deserves serious attention.”--Journal of Southern History
"A new narrative of the period featuring novel interpretations and sparkling insight."--North Carolina Historical Review
“No short review can do this rich book justice.”--Arkansas Historical Quarterly
“Skillfully written and a benefit to students, scholars, and those fascinated with the postwar years.”--Southwestern Historical Quarterly