The Tragic Era: The Revolution After Lincoln by Claude G. Bowers | 1929 FIRST EDITION | Antique History Book | American Reconstruction

A 1929 FIRST EDITION of The Tragic Era: The Revolution After Lincoln by Claude G. Bowers, a history of the American Reconstruction following the Civil War and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. As the Preface begins...

"If Hilaire Belloe is right in his opinion that "readable history is melodrama," the true story of the twelve tragic years that followed the death of Lincoln should be entertaining. They were years of revolutionary turmoil, with the elemental passions predominant, and with broken bones and bloody noses among the fighting factionalisms. The prevailing note was one of tragedy, though, as we shall see, there was an abundance of comedy, and not a little of farce. Never have American public men in responsible positions, directing the destiny of the Nation, been so brutal, hypocritical, and corrupt. The Constitution was treated as a doormat on which politicians and army officers wiped their feet after wading through the muck. Never has the Supreme Court been treaded with such ineffable contempt, and never has that tribunal so often cringed before the clamor of the mob."

BIXLEY NOTES
• The Tragic Era: The Revolution After Lincoln
• Written by Claude G. Bowers
• FIRST EDITION
• Black & white illustrations throughout
• 565 page hardcover
• Published by Houghton-Mifflin, 1929
• Measures 9" x 5 3/4"

VINTAGE NOTES
• In very good condition
• Binding is nice and tight
• Minor wear on the corners of the covers

• Missing dust jacket
• Pages have yellowed a bit
• Inscribed on the inside front page

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