S02e01 Tilden: A Less Than Civil State of Mind

Welcome to Season 2 of The Almost Presidents Podcast, a podcast about American politics told through the lens of the loser! * Season 2 of the podcast will be about Almost President Samuel Tilden and the Disastrous Election of 1876. On this episode, co-hosts Ryan and Kevin start things out at the end of the American Civil War. After Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia to Union General Grant's Army of the Potomac at Appomattox Courthouse, the American Civil War is essentially over. But civil wars don't just end after the final shot is fired. A formerly divided country has to find a way to come together again, and embittered former-rebels, men like John Wilkes Booth, aren't about to accept defeat lying down. * A period of Reconstruction begins, but not just physical reconstruction of American cities and infrastructure decimated by years of gruesome warfare, but a reconstruction of hearts and minds on both sides, and that may be something that will take much more time, effort, and bloodshed to achieve... * Follow us on social media! Twitter: @AlmostPOTUSpod Instagram: Thealmostpresidentspodcast Facebook: The Almost Presidents Podcast Want to write into the podcast? Our email is ⁠[email protected]⁠. If you’re enjoying the show, tell a friend about us and make sure to subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode! If you feel like rating and leaving a friendly comment, we’d more than appreciate it!