Those Terrible Carpetbaggers: A Reinterpretation
In this well-written, authoritative book, Current continues his lifelong assault on the myth of the carpetbagger. By recounting the careers of ten of the most notorious carpetbagger politicians, he shows that no single personality type or political design marked the carpetbagger. Current's subjects are men moved by principle and compassion. They made political errors, etc., but overall they hardly fit the stereotype. Current's revisionist portrait reveals much about the complexities and meanness of Southern Reconstruction politics generally and suggests that the only thing terrible about the carpetbaggers was their reputation. Recommended for university libraries. Randall M. Miller, St. Joseph's Univ., PhiladelphiaCopyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.