Eyewitness Civil War testimony from a major American writerThis facsimile edition of Albion W. Tourgée’s regimental history of the 105th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was first published in 1896. Tourgée, a lawyer and outspoken abolitionist from Williamsfield, Ohio, is best known for his semi-fictional novels about the reconstruction of the South following the Civil War, A Fool’s Errand and Bricks Without Straw. Both critically acclaimed best sellers, t...

'Living to Tell the Horrid Tales: True Life Stories of Former Slaves, Historical Documents & Novels' is a profound anthology that embodies a spectrum of narratives ranging from heart-wrenching slave narratives to poignant memoirs and reflective novels. This collection encapsulates the horrific experiences and the resilient spirit of those bound by chains, alongside the connected literary pursuits that aim to expose and abolish the brutal injustices of their times. The diversity of literary...

This carefully crafted ebook: "Slavery: Not Forgiven, Never Forgotten" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Memoirs Narrative of Frederick Douglass 12 Years a Slave The Underground Railroad Up From Slavery Willie Lynch Letter Confessions of Nat Turner Narrative of Sojourner Truth Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl History of Mary Prince Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom Thirty Years a Slave Narrative of the Life of J. D. Green The Life of Ol...

Civil War officer Reconstruction "carpetbagger" best-selling novelist and relentless champion of equal rights--Albion Tourgee battled his entire life for racial justice. Now in this engaging biography Mark Elliott offers an insightful portrait of a fearless lawyer jurist and writer who fought for equality long after most Americans had abandoned the ideals of Reconstruction. Elliott provides a fascinating account of Tourgee's life from his childhood in the Western Reserve region of Ohio (th...

“Hot Plowshares” is the final volume in a series of “historical novels” by author Albion Winegar Tourgée (1838–1905), though the author indicates that chronologically, this would be listed as the first, with the sequence being:Hot PlowsharesFigs and ThistlesA Royal Gentleman (a.k.a “Toinette”)A Fools ErrandBricks Without StrawJohn EaxCopyright 1882 by Albion Winegar Tourgée, author. Illustrations by A. B. Frost....

Following the American civil war, Comfort Servosse and his young family emigrate to the South, but receive no warm welcome.By author Albion Winegar Tourgée, this novel frankly discusses issues of slavery along with political and social attitudes during the nation’s reconstruction.Transcribed and edited by Jeffrey Merrow from the 1879 edition.

“We tried to superimpose the civilization, the idea of the North, upon the South at a moment’s warning … It was a Fool’s Errand.”The year is 1865 and the war between the states of North and South has ended.Comfort Servosse, a Union officer, has decided to make his life in the South.But is he only a fool for doing so?Drawing upon his own experiences Albion Tourgee constructed a novel which vividly brings to life the world of the South during the Reconstructio...

“Jack” Goodwin looks back upon his life and his affection for horses. By Albion W. Tourgée with illustrations by Warren B. Davis. Transcribed and edited by Jeffrey Merrow from the 1891 Bonner printed edition.

A classic of American political fiction first published in 1880, a mere three years after Reconstruction officially ended, Bricks Without Straw offers an inside view of the struggle to create a just society in the post-slavery South. It is unique among the white-authored literary works of its time in presenting Reconstruction through the eyes of emancipated slaves. As a leading Radical Republican, the author, Albion W. Tourgée, played a key role in drafting a democratized Constitu...

Albion Winegar Tourgée's "Bricks Without Straw" is a poignant narrative that grapples with the intricacies of race, justice, and the human condition in post-Civil War America. Set against the backdrop of the Reconstruction era, Tourgée's work intricately weaves together a social critique with a compelling plot, marking it as a significant contribution to the Realist literary movement. Through finely drawn characters and vivid descriptions, Tourgée exposes the systemic injustices faced b...

The novel is set in the American South during the Reconstruction Era following the Civil War. It tells the story of the challenges and injustices faced by newly emancipated African Americans and explores themes of racial prejudice, discrimination, and the struggle for civil rights. The title, "Bricks Without Straw," is a reference to the biblical story of the Israelites in Egypt, who were forced to make bricks without straw, symbolizing the harsh conditions faced by African Americans durin...

There had been rumors in the air, for some months, of a strangely mysterious organization, said to be spreading over the Southern States, which added to the usual intangibility of the secret society an element of the grotesque superstition unmatched in the history of any other.... Here and there throughout the South, by a sort of sporadic instinct, bands of ghostly horsemen, in quaint and horrible guise, appeared, and admonished the lazy and trifling of the African race... -from "Chapter X...