Hoogenboom contends that these evaluations are largely false.

Covers all issues, decisions, and developments of consequence during the Hayes presidency--from the withdrawal of troops from Louisiana and South Carolina that signaled the end of Reconstruction, through the Great Strike of 1877--the most ...

As the nineteenth president of the United States, Rutherford B. Hayes brought an end to Reconstruction and returned order to the White House.

Presents hundreds of alphabetized, cross-referenced entries on American history covering the late nineteenth century, focusing on the country's industrial development. Also includes a chronology, bibliography, documents, and index.