The Bloody Shirt: Terror After the Civil War

"Effective in showing the sheer depth and virulence of white supremacy in the South . . ....
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Author: Stephen Budiansky
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The Bloody Shirt: Terror After the Civil War by Budiansky, Stephen

The Bloody Shirt: Terror After the Civil War

€26,48

The Bloody Shirt: Terror After the Civil War

€26,48
Author: Stephen Budiansky
Format: Paperback
Language: English
"Effective in showing the sheer depth and virulence of white supremacy in the South . . . This book and the story it tells should keep us vigilant at protecting our political rights, rendered sacred in the blood of Reconstruction, and beyond."--The New York Sun

A gripping look at terrorist violence during the Reconstruction era

Between 1867, when the defeated South was forced to establish new state governments that fully represented both black and white citizens, and 1877, when the last of these governments was overthrown, more than three thousand African Americans and their white allies were killed by terrorist violence. Drawing on original letters and diaries as well as published racist diatribes of the time, acclaimed historian Stephen Budiansky concentrates his vivid, fast paced narrative on the efforts of five heroic men--two Union officers, a Confederate general, a Northern entrepreneur, and a former slave--who showed remarkable idealism and courage as they struggled to establish a New South in the face of overwhelming hatred and organized resistance. The Bloody Shirt sheds new light on the violence, racism, division, and heroism of Reconstruction, a largely forgotten but epochal chapter in American history.

Author: Stephen Budiansky
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 01/01/2009
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 8.38h x 5.46w x 0.77d
ISBN: 9780452290167
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 02/01/2009 pg. 20

About the Author
Stephen Budiansky, journalist and military historian, is the author of nine books about history, science, and nature, including Air Power: The Men, Machines, and Ideas That Revolutionized War, from Kitty Hawk to Gulf War II. He publishes frequently in The New York Times and The Washington Post and currently serves as a correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly.


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