The War After the War

A New History of Reconstruction

De: John Patrick Daly

Narrado por: Steve Menasche

The War after the War is a lively military history and overview of Reconstruction that illuminates the new war fought immediately after the American Civil War. This Southern Civil War was distinct from the American Civil War and fought between southerners for control of state governments. In the South, African American and white unionists formed a successful biracial coalition that elected state and local officials. White supremacist insurrectionaries battled with these coalitions and won the Southern Civil War, successfully overthrowing democratically elected governments. The repercussions of these political setbacks would be felt for decades to come.

With this book, John Patrick Daly examines the political and racial battles for power after the Civil War, as white supremacist terror, guerrilla, and paramilitary groups attacked biracial coalitions in their local areas. The biracial coalition put up a brave fight against these insurrectionary forces, but the federal government offered the biracial forces little help. After dozens of battles and tens of thousands of casualties between 1865 and 1877, the Southern Civil War ended in the complete triumph of extremist insurrection and white supremacy. As the United States marks the 150th anniversary of the Southern Civil War, its lessons are more vital than ever.

©2022 The University of Georgia Press (P)2022 Tantor

The information was eye opening.

So I liked the book for opening up a period of US history that I was completely unaware of. The book was excellent at highlighting many of the heroes that fought for the rights of African Americans after 1865. My one complaint about the book was (IMO) the author's language was a bit judgemental or biased at times. I felt like there was no need for this given the facts of the events chronicled in this book speak for itself. That is, you don't need to sway the readers when rhe facts speak for themselves. My low score for the narrarator parallels my comments about the author. Take the author's judgements, and add sound. Again, there's no need to sway me in horrific facts! In spite of this, I recommend this book for a perspective you won't get anywhere else.

very thought provoking.

lots of information here for the history buff. Can easily listen to it and get lost in the knowledge.

narrator ruined the book

good book if you read it, don't do audible this guy ruined it
i bought the book. i couldn't take this guy past half a chapter