Pursuit of Unity: A Political History of the American SouthIn Pursuit of Unity, Michael Perman presents a comprehensive analysis of the South's political history. In the 1800s, the region endured almost continuous political crisis nullification, secession, Reconstruction, the Populist revolt, and disfranchisement. For most of the twentieth century, the region was dominated by a one party system, the Solid South, that ensured both political unity internally and political influence in Washington. But in both