Dubious Victory : The Reconstruction Debate in Ohio / Robert D. Sawrey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sawrey, Robert D. (Robert Dixon).

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public opinion--Ohio--History--19th century.

Public opinion.

Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Ohio.

Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877).

Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Public opinion.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (218 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

""To the victors belong the spoils"" is a time-honored cliche. When in 1865 northern armies defeated the greatest challenge ever posed to the Union, issues of spoils and peace terms dominated public debate. But precisely what did the victorious North want from the Reconstruction process? Historians generally have shown far less interest in northern goals than in what terms southerners were willing to accept. Robert Sawrey now seeks to redress the balance by examining the post-Civil War attitudes of a representative northern state, Ohio.Sawrey's probing study explores precisely what the key iss

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables & Map; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Looking for Solutions; 2. The Endorsement of Johnson's Policy; 3. Johnson's Policy Rejected; 4. Standing Firm; 5. Reining in the Republicans; 6. Success in Sight?; Epilogue; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [178]-186) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780813193748

0813193745

9780813159201

0813159202

OCLC:

556022245