Reunion and Reaction: The Compromise of 1877 and the End of Reconstruction by C. Vann Woodward (Emeritus Sterling Professor of History, Emeritus Sterling Professor of History, Yale University)
First published in 1951, Reunion and Reaction quickly became a classic. Its entirely new interpretation was a revision of previous attitudes toward the Reconstruction period, the history of the Republican party, and the realignment of forces that fought the Civil War. This important work is reissued with a new introduction by the author.