Whitelaw Reid: “More tangible evidence of the war’s demoralization was to be found in…”

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More tangible evidence of the war’s demoralization was to be found in the alarming insecurity of property and even of life.

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Whitelaw Reid

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Reid highlights the pervasive insecurity and instability in the post-war South, reflecting on the societal impacts of the Civil War.

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That would be “jumping from the frying-pan into the fire,” indeed.

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Whitelaw Reid: “More tangible evidence of the war’s demoralization was to be found in the alarming insecurity of property and even of…”