{"product_id":"rutherford-b-hayes-the-american-presidents-series-the-19th-president-1877-1881-hardcover","title":"Rutherford B. Hayes: The American Presidents Series: The 19th President, 1877-1881 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHans Louis Trefousse\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTrefousse\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eArthur Meier Schlesinger  Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA leader of the Reconstruction era, whose contested election eerily parallels the election debacle of 2000\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The disputed election of 1876 between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tilden, in which Congress set up a special electoral commission, handing the disputed electoral votes to Hayes, brings recent events into sharp focus. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHistorian Hans L. Trefousse explores Hayes's new relevance and reconsiders what many have seen as the pitfalls of his presidency. While Hayes did officially terminate the Reconstruction, Trefousse points out that this process was already well under way by the start of his term and there was little he could do to stop it. A great intellectual and one of our best-educated presidents, Hayes did much more in the way of healing the nation and elevating the presidency.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHans L. Trefousse\u003c\/b\u003e, distinguished professor emeritus of history at Brooklyn College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, is a specialist in the history of the Civil War and Reconstruction. He is the author of biographies of leading figures of the period as well as works on the Pearl Harbor attack.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.6 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468494749949,"sku":"9780805069082","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/bHErdWg1MnFWMUFWb1U2ZjdOWXNVdz09.webp?v=1777290236","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/rutherford-b-hayes-the-american-presidents-series-the-19th-president-1877-1881-hardcover","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}