{"product_id":"the-road-to-redemption-southern-politics-1869-1879-9780807841419","title":"The Road to Redemption: Southern Politics, 1869-1879","description":"One of the most dramatic episodes in American history was the attempt to establish a two-party political system in the South during Reconstruction. Historians, however, have never systematically analyzed the region's political process during that era. Michael Perman undertakes this task, arguing that the key to understanding Reconstruction politics can be found in the factions that developed inside the two parties. Not only did these factions play a crucial role in determining each party's policies and electoral strategies, but they also shaped the course of the South's overall political development during this critical period.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the first section of \u003ci\u003eRoad to Redemption\u003c\/i\u003e, Perman offers a provocative and original analysis of the characteristics and priorities of the two parties, explaining how the South's untried and volatile party system operated during Reconstruction. By the mid-1870s this system had begun to collapse. The book's concluding section explains how and why the Republican party and Reconstruction were overthrown and describes the Democratic ascendancy that replaced them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerman's innovative study integrates the history of Reconstruction and Redemption and challenges the prevailing interpretation of who the Redeemers were and how they rose to power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Perman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/30\/1985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 5.89w x 1.11d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807841419\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePerman, Michael:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Michael Perman is research professor in the humanities at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has written or edited seven books in American history, including \u003ci\u003eStruggle for Mastery: Disfranchisement in the South, 1888-1908\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEmancipation and Reconstruction\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also held a Guggenheim Fellowship and won three book prizes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of North Carolina Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40412452552819,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":93.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_06118b3f-01ea-416e-a292-a81f49cfdf3c.jpg?v=1662126741","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-road-to-redemption-southern-politics-1869-1879-9780807841419","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}