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Publication Date

4-1-1984

Document Type

Article

First Page

151

Last Page

176

Abstract

This article recounts the experience of Samuel Spring Garner, of Maine, who moved to Alabama after the Civil War to assist in the Reconstruction effort. Emphasis is placed on Mr. Garner as an example of a “carpetbagger” who did not conform to the general stereotype of those individuals.

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