| Carpetbagger of Conscience: A Biography of John Emory Bryant Revised Edition Contributor(s): Currie, Ruth (Author) |
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ISBN: 0823219380 ISBN-13: 9780823219384 Publisher: Fordham University Press OUR PRICE: $33.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1999 Annotation: This is a biography of John Emory Bryant, a veteran of the Civil War who became a Carpetbagger in Georgia during the Reconstruction era. A member of the Eighth Maine Infantry Regiment during the Civil War, Bryant fought at the Battle of the Crater. After his service in the war, he returned to Maine to study law. But, before he finished his degree, he was contacted by his former commander and friend, General Rufus Saxton, to join him in "new work . . . among former slaves in the South" with the Freedmens Bureau, an organization designed to protect and assist the newly freed slaves. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Political - History | United States - 19th Century - Biography & Autobiography | Historical |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 99018335 |
| Series: Reconstructing America |
| Physical Information: 0.54" H x 6" W x 9" (0.77 lbs) 238 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - South Atlantic - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South - Geographic Orientation - Georgia - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a biography of John Emory Bryant, a veteran of the Civil War who became a Carpetbagger in Georgia during the Reconstruction era. A member of the Eighth Maine Infantry Regiment during the Civil War, Bryant fought at the Battle of the Crater. After his service in the war, he returned to Maine to study law. But, before he finished his degree, he was contacted by his former commander and friend, General Rufus Saxton, to join him in new work . . . among former slaves in the Southwith the Freedmen's Bureau, an organization designed to protect and assist the newly freed slaves. |
Contributor Bio(s): Currie, Ruth: - Ruth Douglas Currie is Professor of History and Political Science at Warren Wilson College in Asheville, NC. She is the author of Carpetbagger of Conscience: A Biography of John Emory Bryant (Fordham). |