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James Shepherd Pike was a Maine Yankee, a Republican, and an Abolitionist. Here is his personal account of reconstruction in South Carolina. A story of scoundrels, scalawags, and carpetbaggers; of bribery, corruption, and incompetence.Published in 1874, The Prostrate State rocked the North. It weakened resolve to continue military rule and helped return traditional Southern ruling classes to power.Pike, James Shepherd is the author of 'Prostrate State ' with ISBN 9781933706023 and ISBN 1933706023.
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