Reconstruction and the New South, 1865-1913: 50 Essential Books

by Clyde N. Wilson

THE THIRD INSTALLMENT of Dr. Clyde N. Wilson’s SOUTHERN READER’S GUIDES distills more than a half century of scholarship into identifying and describing 50 essential books on the topic of the Reconstruction (1865-1876) and the New South (1877-1913). Dr. Wilson, Emeritus Distinguished Professor of History of the University of South Carolina, was editor of the highly-praised Papers of John C. Calhoun and is the author or editor of more than 20 other books, and over 700 articles, essays, and reviews in a variety of books and journals, scholarly and popular. He is considered by many to be the greatest living historian of the South. If you want to understand Reconstruction and the New South without wasting your time on 3rd string authors and the p.c. infected pseudo-history coming out of the modern academy, there is no greater guide than Dr. Wilson.
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“I really enjoyed this! Wilson is a great guide to this literature. Reading this is like going to a bookstore with a wonderfully informed, witty old friend. Just be careful! You might- like me- end up buying several more books from his list.” — Reader Review, The Old South: 50 Essential Books

Genres: History

78 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 26, 2019

About the author

Clyde Norman Wilson is professor of history emeritus from the University of South Carolina. He is a recipient of the Bostick Prize for Contributions to South Carolina Letters and of the first annual Randolph Society Lifetime Achievement Award. He is also the M.E. Bradford distinguished chair of the Abbeville Institute.

Reviews

[Gregory Knapp · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wilson did an excellent job of identifying and summarizing 50 books about Reconstruction (1865-1876) and the New South (1877-1913). In reading this I began to prioritize the books I want to read and that was very helpful. This is an excellent book for anyone wanting to study this period in the history of the south from the southern perspective.

[Miles Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good, and on the whole a bit less polemical than Wilson's other bibliographies.