Description: In this classic of American political fiction, first published in 1880, a white authors portrayal of the experiences of emancipated slaves shows how Reconstruction was sabotaged by southern racists.
Review Quotes: "Duke University Press' reprint of Bricks Without Straw, beautifully edited by Carolyn L. Karcher, allows us not just to engage with an unjustly neglected classic but also to ask, in the spirit of Tourgée, broad, even iconoclastic, questions about Reconstruction historiography."--Gregory P. Downs "Reviews in American History"