The politics of inertia;: The election of 1876 and the end of Reconstruction

Contents Preface I The Shrine of Party II The Republican Party, 1876: Rutherford B. Hayes and the Scramble to Succeed III The Democratic Samuel J. Tilden and the Effort to Control IV The Centennial Campaign V The Campaign in the States VI Stalemate VII The Compromises of 1877 VIII The Persistence of Inertia Essay on Sources Index