Rutherford B. Hayes: The American Presidents Series: The 19th President, 1877-1881

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Times Books
Published: 11/05/2002
ISBN: 9780805069082
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.80w x 1.00d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2002 pg. 1292
Booklist 10/15/2002 pg. 384
Publishers Weekly 11/01/2002
Library Journal 11/01/2002