{"product_id":"the-bloody-shirt-terror-after-the-civil-war-paperback","title":"The Bloody Shirt: Terror After the Civil War - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Budiansky\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"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.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA gripping look at terrorist violence during the Reconstruction era \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003eThe Bloody Shirt\u003c\/i\u003e sheds new light on the violence, racism, division, and heroism of Reconstruction, a largely forgotten but epochal chapter in American history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Budiansky, journalist and military historian, is the author of nine books about history, science, and nature, including \u003cb\u003eAir Power: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Men, Machines, and Ideas That Revolutionized War, from Kitty Hawk to Gulf War II\u003c\/b\u003e. He publishes frequently in \u003cb\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/b\u003e and currently serves as a correspondent for \u003cb\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 8.38 x 5.46 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769390661920,"sku":"9780452290167","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/92cedcc852540301d3cebbac1c18e40c.webp?v=1780346883","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-bloody-shirt-terror-after-the-civil-war-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}