{"product_id":"ballots-and-fence-rails-reconstruction-on-the-lower-cape-fear-paperback","title":"Ballots and Fence Rails: Reconstruction on the Lower Cape Fear - Paperback","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\u003eWilliam McKee Evans\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBallots and Fence Rails\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the struggle to reshape the post-Civil War society of the lower Cape Fear River in North Carolina, the Confederacy's last outlet to the sea. Focusing on events in the port city of Wilmington and its rural environs, William McKee Evans ranges in time from the region's occupation by Union forces in 1865 to the end of Reconstruction in 1877. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvans shows that although social change was sought at the ballot box, it was just as often resisted in the streets, with one faction armed with pistols and sabers and another, at one point, armed mostly with fence rails. Drawing on his extensive knowledge of the region, Evans dramatically portrays the conflict as it was viewed by former slaves, southern conservatives, carpetbaggers, and scalawags. Evans also clarifies many generalizations about Reconstruction that are often empty or unsubstantiated, showing that the right to vote cannot alone diffuse political power and that Reconstruction at the local level often differed from Reconstruction at the state level. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published in 1967, when local history was still viewed as parochial or less important than national history, Evans's work is now considered pioneering. In his foreword Charles Joyner writes that \"by seeking the universal in the particular, by pursuing large questions in his small place, William McKee Evans in \u003ci\u003eBallots and Fence Rails\u003c\/i\u003e makes an important and distinctive contribution to the historical discipline.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam McKee Evans is a professor of history emeritus at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. He is also the author of \"To Die Game: The Story of the Lowry Band, Indian Guerillas of Reconstruction.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 9.1 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 08, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52618377232691,"sku":"9780820323848","price":66.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/OHV5dzBKUUFxaDhsRUJGK0c3MUhnZz09.webp?v=1761904714","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/ballots-and-fence-rails-reconstruction-on-the-lower-cape-fear-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}