The South During Reconstruction, 1865-1877: A History of the SouthThis book is Volume VIII of A History of the South, a ten volume series designed to present a thoroughly balanced history of all the complex aspects of the South's culture from 1607 to the present. Like its companion volumes, The South During Reconstruction is written by an outstanding student of Southern history, E. Merton Coulter, who is also one of the editors of the series. The tragic Reconstruction period still casts its long shadow over the