Böcker av Mitchell Snay

Provides a compelling comparison of seemingly disparate groups and illuminates the contours of nationalism during Reconstruction. By joining the Fenians with freedpeople and southern whites, Mitchell Snay seeks to assert their central relevance to the dynamics of nationalism during Reconstruction.

Examines the various ways in which religion adapted to and influenced the development of a distinctive southern culture and politics in America before the Civil War, adding depth and form to the movement that culminated in secession.