Impeachment of a president: Andrew Johnson, the Blacks, and Reconstruction

269 Pages·1999·15.57 MB·English

by  Hans Louis Trefousse

IMPEACHMENT OF A PRESIDENT
Andrew Johnson, the Blacks, and Reconstruction
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Andrew Johnson
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PRESIDENT
by Hans L. Trefousse
Copyright 0 1999 by Hans L. Trefousse
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First edition published by The University of Tennessee Press, 1975.
ISBN ~ €2 34 2 -1 92 2-4 (hardcover)
ISBN 0-8232-19 23-2 (paperback)
ISSN 1523-4606
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Introduction ix
Prefuce xiii
One, Andrew Johnson and Reconstruction 3
Two. The Radicalsa nd Reconstruction 17
Three. The Widening Breach 30
Four. First Demands for Im'peachment 48
Five. Presidential Defiance 67
Six. The Election of 1867 85
Seven. Failure of the First Impeachment 98
Eight. Renewed Presidential Defiance 1 15
Nine. Impeachment of the President 131
Ten. The President's Trial 146
Eleven. Failure of theI mpeachment 165
Twelve. Results of the Acquittal 180
Notes 191
Bibliography 232
Index 245
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Introduction