The Tragic Era: The Revolution After Lincoln

1929. Bowers examines the twelve tragic years that followed the death of Lincoln. Contents: The King is Dead, Long Live the King; Andrew Johnson: A Portrait; With Chase Among the Ruins; Thaddeus Stevens: A Portrait; The War Goes On; The Final Break; Patriots Mob a President; The Revolution Hurries On; The Great American Farce; Carpetbaggers and a Protest; A Passing Phase; Washington: The Social Background; A Season of Scandal; Weird Schemes and New Leaders; The Klan and the Kirk War; Sumner's Back to the Wall; Land and Year of Jubilee; The Radical Ranks Break; Degradation and Depression; The Slipping Scepter; Military Satraps and Revolution; The Falling of Rotten Fruit; The Year of the Centennial; The Red Shirts Ride; and The Crowning Crime-and Release. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.