Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1970. . First printing. A title in the Negro American Biographies Series edited by John Hope Franklin. Born into slavery, Lynch went on to become a member of Congress, an influential member of the Republican party, a significant landowner in the Natchez area, an attorney, a major in the Army during the Spanish American war and more. Although he had previously published 2 books refuting the popular historical view of the Reconstruction, a period which he lived through and in which he participated actively, this book also was designed to correct a number of misperceptions about that era of American history. Index. 521 pgs. Near fine in a near fine, bright, dustjacket. Appears unread. HC 1st ed -