
Carpetbagger of Conscience
A Biography of John Emory Bryant
Ruth Currie(Author)
Fordham University Press
Published on 1. June 1999
Book
Hardback
238 pages
978-0-8232-1937-7 (ISBN)
Description
This is a biography of John Emory Bryant, a veteran of the Civil War who became a Carpetbagger in Georgia during the Reconstruction era. A member of the Eighth Maine Infantry Regiment during the Civil War, Bryant fought at the Battle of the Crater. After his service in the war, he returned to Maine to study law. But, before he finished his degree, he was contacted by his former commander and friend, General Rufus Saxton, to join him in "new work . . . among former slaves in the South" with the Freedmen's Bureau, an organization designed to protect and assist the newly freed slaves.
Reviews / Votes
"Gracefully written, abreast of current scholarship, the book is abundantly documented and equipped with a good bibliography." - -Choice "Currie-McDaniel provides a convincing portrait of Bryant the man and the politician... This sound biography will be of interest to students of ... Reconstruction history..." -The Journal of American History "The book boasts an impressive, up-to-date array of primary and previously published sources. Currie-McDaniel uses these materials skillfully..." -Civil War TimesMore details
Series
Edition
Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
544 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8232-1937-7 (9780823219377)
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Person
Ruth Douglas Currie is Professor of History and Political Science at Warren Wilson College in Asheville, NC.