Book by Paquette; Robert L.
#1423544 in Books 2015-05-15Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x 1.10 x 6.00l; .0 #File Name: 0817318607240 pages
Review
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Excellent and Highly ReadableBy Elizabeth Ann BrownI know almost nothing about reconstruction; and found this book very interesting. The approach; to tell the stories of people who had different points of view; made the topic interesting and easy to understand; and it has stayed with me in a way that common textbook approaches might not. I bought the book as one of the characters; Noah Bartlett Cloud; is a very distant ancestor of mine; and I was interested in learning about him; but the book offered much more. Highly readable!2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A Remarkable BookBy JimThis is a remarkable book. It isn’t particularly short; but I read it in two extended sittings. Dr. Hubbs’ approach may be unorthodox; but it certainly creates a very readable book that will fascinate historians; scholars; serious students of 19th century American History; and the general reading public.Dr. Hubbs artfully weaves together the stories of four men symbolized (or implied) by the crude political cartoon published in a Tuscaloosa newspaper in 1868. In doing so he takes events in a small; devastated town and creates a microcosm view of Reconstruction.The author is a thorough and meticulous researcher. Some of his information is from newly discovered primary sources. As a result his book is filled with information that will startle most readers. For example the murderous Klan leader; the antagonistic Ryland Randolph; was not the stereotypical backwoods fundamentalist. He was a well-educated atheist; newspaper editor; and international traveler. The stories of the three protagonists are equally revelatory.Searching for Freedom after the Civil War is an excellent introduction to post-war history and should become required reading for college courses dealing with the Reconstruction Era. Hopefully subsequent editions will include paperback and eBook versions.
