SHERIDAN'S SECRET MISSION How the South Won the War After the Civil War

This audiobook focuses on one of the most contentious and misunderstood periods in American history, the reconstruction of the South after the Civil War. Rick Adamson keeps to a steady, impartial tone, carefully pacing a narrative that unties many historical knots while unfolding a sadly paradoxical series of events. The subtitle tells the tale: "How the South Won the War After the Civil War." President Grant wanted to annex Santo Domingo as a "refuge" for oppressed Blacks but was thwarted. His assignment of a stubby Union general to pacify the Louisiana legislature illustrates how united public opposition can win victories that armies cannot. Adamson is very listenable, and he effectively illuminates a dark passage in American democracy whose effects continue to reverberate today. D.A.W. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: JANUARY 2024]