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Chapter 49

           AmongthemweretheGelertswhohadlivedinadozendifferentstatesandwhoapparentlyhadlefteachonehastilyupondetectionoftheirswindlingschemes;theConningtonswhoseconnectionwiththeFreedmen’sBureauinadistantstatehadbeenhighlylucrativeattheexpenseoftheignorantblackstheyweresupposedtoprotect;theDealswhohadsold"cardboard"shoestotheConfederategovernmentuntilitbecamenecessaryforthemtospendthelastyearofthewarinEurope;theHundonswhohadpolicerecordsinmanycitiesbutneverthelesswereoftensuccessfulbiddersonstatecontracts;theCarahanswhohadgottentheirstartinagamblinghouseandnowweregamblingforbiggerstakesinthebuildingofnonexistentrailroadswiththestate’smoney;theFlahertyswhohadboughtsaltatonecentapoundin1861andmadeafortunewhensaltwenttofiftycentsin1863,andtheBartswhohadownedthelargestbrothelinaNorthernmetropolisduringthewarandnowweremovinginthebestcirclesofCarpetbaggersociety.

           SuchpeoplewereScarlett’sintimatesnow,butthosewhoattendedherlargerreceptionsincludedothersofsomecultureandrefinement,manyofexcellentfamilies.InadditiontotheCarpetbaggentry,substantialpeoplefromtheNorthweremovingintoAtlanta,attractedbytheneverceasingbusinessactivityofthetowninthisperiodofrebuildingandexpansion.

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