roofuskit's review of The Wars of Reconstruction: The Brief, Violent History of America's Most Progressive Era

roofuskit reviewed The Wars of Reconstruction: The Brief, Violent History of America's Most Progressive Era by Douglas R. Egerton

Douglas R. Egerton, Douglas R. Egerton: The Wars of Reconstruction: The Brief, Violent History of America's Most Progressive Era (2014, Bloomsbury)

A history of the Reconstruction years, which marked the United States' most progressive moment prior …

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5 stars

The most progressive era in America's history is quickly followed by it's most violent and terror ridden. White supremacists in The South succeed in winning the Civil War after having surrendered the military conflict.