The Shadow of the War

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Excerpt from The Shadow of the War: A Story of the South in Reconstruction TimesThis, then, was the problem being worked out in these years. Bereft of her wealth and exhausted in her resources, the South struggled on, not always wisely, until conviction was forced upon her, and then she quickly sank into a profound apathy. No sooner did she yield, than the carpet-baggers, those human vul tures with political instincts, swooped down upon the tempting prize. They came in ¿ocks from all parts of the Union some few were home birds. If the South was to survive her wounds, she had still to fight these more subtle enemies who sought to prey upon her mis fortunes and to take advantage of her numerous errors. Would she ever escape? Would she ever shake off her indifference and crush these drinkers of blood? We Shall see.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.