I. The Old Regime: Society And Politics In Antebellum Louisiana

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Tables ix
4. Preface xi
5. Abbreviations xvii
6. Prologue "Mr. Lincoln's Model Of Reconstruction" 1
7. I. The Old Regime: Society And Politics In Antebellum Louisiana 19
8. II. War And Social Change: Benjamin F. Butler And The Assertion Of Federal Power 66
9. III. The Failure Of Conciliation: Nathaniel P. Banks And The Planters 110
10. IV. Between Slavery And Freedom: The Labor System Of General Banks 135
11. V. Reconstruction As A Problem In Party Building: Thomas J. Durant And The Free State Movement 159
12. VI. The Suffrage Issue: General Banks Takes Command 186
13. VII. Radicals Vs. Moderates: The Ideological Dimension Of Unionist Politics 212
14. VIII. The Moderates In Power: The Constitutional Convention Of 1864 237
15. IX. Lincoln Vs. Sumner: The Louisiana Question In National Politics 271
16. X. Counterrevolution: The Return Of The Confederates 305
17. Epilogue. The Politics Of Revolution 342
18. Appendix A. Regression Analysis Of Electoral Behavior In Antebellum Louisiana, 1840-1861 357
19. Appendix B. The Occupational Background Of Delegates To The Louisiana Constitutional Convention Of 1864 370
20. Appendix C. A Scale Analysis Of Voting Behavior In The Louisiana Constitutional Convention, 1864 373
21. Bibliographical Essay 381
22. Index 401