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The Raiders of 1862

ebooks The Raiders of 1862 by James D. Brewer in History

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The Civil War devastated the South; and the end of slavery turned Southern society upside down. How did the South regain social; economic; and political stability in the wake of emancipation and wartime destruction; and how did the South come together with its former enemies in the North? Why did the South not slip back into chaos? This book holds the keys to the answers to these tantalizing questions.Author Joseph Ranney explodes the myth of a unified South and exposes just how complex and fragile the postwar recovery was. The end of slavery and the emergence of a radically new social order raised a host of thorny legal issues: What place should newly freed slaves have in Southern society? What was the proper balance between states' rights and a newly powerful federal government? How could postwar economic distress be eased without destroying property rights? Should new civil rights be extended to women as well as blacks? Southern states addressed these issues in surprisingly different ways.Ranney also shatters the popular myth that a new legal system was imposed upon the South by the victorious North during Reconstruction. Southern states took an active hand in shaping postwar changes; and Southern courts often defended civil rights and national reunification against hostile Southern legislators. How did that come about? Ranney provides some surprising answers. He also profiles judges and other lawmakers who shaped Southern law during and after Reconstruction; including heretofore little-known black leaders in the South. These extraordinary individuals created a legal heritage that assisted leaders of the second civil rights revolution a century after Reconstruction ended. This book adds immeasurably to our knowledge not only of Southern history; but also of American legal and social history.


#3270450 in Books 1997-01-21Ingredients: Example IngredientsOriginal language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.02 x .56 x 5.98l; 1.00 #File Name: 0275954048224 pages


Review
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Kimberly ParkerThis was recommended by a friend. Is a great book1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Fine overview of some interesting actionsBy Zachary FordOverall; the coverage of these three late 1862 raids is pretty good. Each raid gets about 50-60 pages of discussion and there are quite a few battle maps to supplement the text. They're a little archaic; but overall fairly effective and usually at the regimental level. The level of research is fine; although having seem some very detailed studies of fairly minor actions; I can't help but wonder if there is more information out there. There just doesn't seem to have been many manuscript sources used. Still; this is probably the best coverage out there of most of the actions analyzed. While not a model campaign study; students of cavalry operations should find it worthwhile.

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