Michael W. Fitzgerald teaches American history at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, where he lives. He is the author of prizewinning articles on aspects of Reconstruction and in two other books has written on the politics of emancipation and of agricultural change in the post—Civil War period.
A useful introduction to the dramatic and bloody tragedy of
Reconstruction.
*Christopher Waldrep, author of Jury Discrimination*
Fitzgerald . . . has pulled off the enormously difficult task of
writing a short, clear, analytically distinctive history of
Reconstruction.
*Thomas Pegram, author of Battling Demon Rum*
Engagingly written . . . can be read with profit by students,
general readers, and specialists.
*John C. Rodrigue, author of Reconstruction in the Cane Fields*
Humane, temperate, and succinct . . . Splendid Failure may be the
best short introduction to Southern Reconstruction we're likely to
get.
*Mark Wahlgren Summers, author of The Era of Good Stealings*
An engaging and crisply-written overview. . . . Sure to become a
fixture in college classrooms and on scholars' shelves.
*Susan O'Donovan, author of Becoming Free in the Cotton South*
Fitzgerald offers a solid understanding of the intricacy of social
relationships . . . dense, thoughtful reconsideration of these
turbulent events and their results.
*Foreword Reviews*
The author excels. . . . The bibliographic essay also provides an
invaluable service in its discussion of the massive literature on
the era. The work is well written and will serve as an excellent
supplement to any collection on Reconstruction. . . . Highly
Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.
*CHOICE*
Excellent survey . . . offers depth and detail especially suitable
for classroom debate and discussion. . . . Recommended for any
college-level collection.
*Midwest Book Review*
Eminently readable analysis. . . . Concern with . . . the
possibility of establishing democracy amid postwar violence make[s]
the book especially timely.
*Virginia Quarterly Review*
Reading Splendid Failure was splendid. The prose is quick, at times
witty, and always readable. It reminded me of why I not only love
to research in the period, but teach it as well.
*H-Net: Humanities and Social Science Reviews Online*
Splendid Failure pulls the last two decades of Reconstruction
scholarship into an effective single volume on the subject. . . .
Fitzgerald has produced a readable and concise volume that will
work effectively in an undergraduate classroom and sit comfortable
on a lay reader's bookshelf.
*The Alabama Review*
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