DIARY AND LETTERS OF RUTHERFORD B. HAYES

This paper is a brief exploration of the diary of President Rutherford B. Hayes, who won the controversial election of 1876. Hayes kept a diary for most of his life. The diary is digitized and fully search-able. You will be using quotes from the diary and citing them. The citations are a major part of your grade.

Here is the diary link. Click the link that says DIARY AND LETTERS OF RUTHERFORD B. HAYES.    http://www.rbhayes.org/hayes/onlinetexts/display.asp?id=299&subj=onlinetexts

Use a basic essay format. Start with an INTRODUCTION. What are you doing with the paper. You might briefly summarize his presidency. Wikipedia is a great place to find basic information. You can include one quote from Wikipedia, make sure you cite it.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutherford_B._Hayes

Then use the diary website. You should use 2 quotes from volume 2 of the diary (1861-1865, Civil War Years) and 2 quotes from volume 3 (1865-1881, his years in office). The diary is SEARCHABLE — so you can focus on specific names or topics. Enter in search terms on the website. Here is a partial list of possible topics: WAR, BATTLE, GENERAL, COMMAND, UNION, GEORGE CROOK (*for the war years) — ELECTION, PRESIDENT, ANDREW JOHNSON, SOUTH, RECONSTRUCTION, BLACKS, NEGROES, ECONOMY, RAILROAD, CIVIL SERVICE, WHEELER, GRANT, CIVIL RIGHTS, FORCE ACT, CURRENCY, SHERMAN, FOREIGN POLICY, LATIN AMERICA, EVARTS (*for his years as president or in Congress).

Each quote should be in a unique paragraph. So 4 quotes, 4 paragraphs (plus introduction and conclusion) = 6 paragaphs for the paper @ 2-3 pages max or <750 words total for the entire paper.

*TRY TO RELATE THE QUOTES TO EACH OTHER IN SOME WAY. THE STUFF ABOUT THE WAR CAN ACTUALLY BE RELATED TO STUFF FROM HIS POLITICAL YEARS, IF YOU ARE CREATIVE. 4 RANDOM QUOTES WITH NO ATTEMPT AT LINKING THEM TOGETHER WILL NOT PRODUCE A GOOD PAPER.

Finally, please include a brief CONCLUSION. What did we learn about Hayes from his diary? Was he a good leader? Was he thoughtful? What values were important to him?

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