The Tragic Era: The Revolution After Lincoln

''The Tragic Era'' is an essential work on Abe Lincoln and his times, which covers the period from the assassination of Lincoln to the election of Hayes in 1877. 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 factionalists. The prevailing note was one of tragedy, though, as we shall see, there was a...