Rutherford B. Hayes

The American Presidents Series: The 19th President, 1877-1881

By: Hans Trefousse, Arthur M. Schlesinger (Editor)

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Hardcover | 5 November 2002 | Edition Number 1

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192 Pages

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22.23 x 15.24 x 1.91

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A leader of the Reconstruction era, whose contested election eerily parallels the election debacle of 2000

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.

Historian 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.

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"A publishing milestone . . . Schlesinger, a master craftsman, is imposing his high standards on these books. Hail to the chief. It's a wonderful series." A useful look at an honest, if obscure, political leader who, the author argues, rightfully won his office. "Kirkus Reviews"" "A useful look at an honest, if obscure, political leader who, the author argues, rightfully won his office." --Kirkus Reviews

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