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The Reconstruction Presidents by Simpson, Univ. of Kansas Press-1998-HC-
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Special Attributes
- Dust Jacket
- Original Language
- English
- Subject
- Biography & Autobiography
- Year Printed
- 1958
- ISBN
- 9780700608966
- Book Title
- Reconstruction Presidents
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Publication Year
- 1998
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science
- Topic
- United States / 19th Century, History & Theory, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Presidents & Heads of State, United States / General
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Item Weight
- 12.3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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During and after the Civil War, four presidents faced the challenge of reuniting the nation and of providing justice for black Americans--and of achieving a balance between those goals. This first book to collectively examine the Reconstruction policies of Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, and Rutherford B. Hayes reveals how they confronted and responded to the complex issues presented during that contested era in American politics. Brooks Simpson examines the policies of each administration in depth and evaluates them in terms of their political, social, and institutional contexts. Simpson explains what was politically possible at a time when federal authority and presidential power were more limited than they are now. He compares these four leaders' handling of similar challenges--such as the retention of political support and the need to build a Southern base for their policies--in different ways and under different circumstances, and he discusses both their use of executive power and the impact of their personal beliefs on their actions. Although historians have disagreed on the extent to which these presidents were committed to helping blacks, Simpson's sharply drawn assessments of presidential performance shows that previous scholars have overemphasized how the personal racial views of each man shaped his approach to Reconstruction. Simpson counters much of the conventional wisdom about these leaders by persuasively demonstrating that considerable constraints to presidential power severely limited their efforts to achieve their ends. The Reconstruction Presidents marks a return to understanding Reconstruction based upon national politics and offers an approach to presidential policy making that emphasizes the environment in which a president governs and the nature of the challenges facing him. By showing that what these four leaders might have accomplished was limited by circumstances not easily altered, it allows us to assess them in the context of their times and better understand an era too often measured by inappropriate standards.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
ISBN-10
0700608966
ISBN-13
9780700608966
eBay Product ID (ePID)
204545
Product Key Features
Book Title
Reconstruction Presidents
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
United States / 19th Century, History & Theory, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Presidents & Heads of State, United States / General
Publication Year
1998
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9 in
Item Height
1 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
12.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
E668.S58 1998
Reviews
"A thoughtful reminder both of the limits of the possible in Reconstruction and of the need to expand the agenda of inquiry beyond the concept of race in the minds of the nation's presidents. Simpson has a fine sense of the politics of the age, an age where the demands of politics propelled policy making profoundly."-- Phillip Shaw Paludan , author of The Presidency of Abraham Lincoln "A valuable and lively account of Reconstruction as a national policy problem. A very accessible perspective on a complicated, even intractable, episode in American history that highlights the differences in each man's policies and styles of leadership."-- Michael Perman , author of The Road to Redemption: Southern Politics, 1869-1879, An excellent study that will be consulted not only by specialists but by anyone interested in the history of the Civil War, American race relations, and American government.American Historical Review A superb book that places the Reconstruction presidentsAbraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, and Rutherford B. Hayesin the context of their times and illuminates the difficult and complex task they faced.Florida Historical Quarterly A thoughtful and well-written book that deserves widespread attention.Journal of American History, "An excellent study that will be consulted not only by specialists but by anyone interested in the history of the Civil War, American race relations, and American government."-- American Historical Review "A superb book that places the Reconstruction presidents--Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, and Rutherford B. Hayes--in the context of their times and illuminates the difficult and complex task they faced."-- Florida Historical Quarterly "A thoughtful and well-written book that deserves widespread attention."-- Journal of American History, "A thoughtful reminder both of the limits of the possible in Reconstruction and of the need to expand the agenda of inquiry beyond the concept of race in the minds of the nation's presidents. Simpson has a fine sense of the politics of the age, an age where the demands of politics propelled policy making profoundly."- Phillip Shaw Paludan , author of The Presidency of Abraham Lincoln "A valuable and lively account of Reconstruction as a national policy problem. A very accessible perspective on a complicated, even intractable, episode in American history that highlights the differences in each man's policies and styles of leadership."- Michael Perman , author of The Road to Redemption: Southern Politics, 18691879, "A thoughtful reminder both of the limits of the possible in Reconstruction and of the need to expand the agenda of inquiry beyond the concept of race in the minds of the nation's presidents. Simpson has a fine sense of the politics of the age, an age where the demands of politics propelled policy making profoundly."Phillip Shaw Paludan , author of The Presidency of Abraham Lincoln "A valuable and lively account of Reconstruction as a national policy problem. A very accessible perspective on a complicated, even intractable, episode in American history that highlights the differences in each man's policies and styles of leadership."Michael Perman , author of The Road to Redemption: Southern Politics, 18691879
Table of Content
Preface Introduction Part One: Abraham Lincoln 1. "Broken Eggs Cannot Be Mended" 2. "Much Good Work Is Already Done" Part Two: Andrew Johnson 3. "There Is No Such Thing As Reconstruction" 4. "Damn Them!" Part Three: Ulysses S. Grant 5. "Let Us Have Peace" 6. "Unwhipped of Justice" Part Four: Rutherford B. Hayes 7. "The Great Pacificator" Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
1998
Lccn
98-004772
Dewey Decimal
973.8
Dewey Edition
21
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