Chronicles events following the end of the Civil War, including attempts to rebuild the economy, integrate freed slaves into society, and heal a nation in turmoil.
Slaves , Freedmen , and Wartime Reconstruction For an introduction to this subject , read Clarence L. Mohr , “ Southern ... The impact of loss of mastery on slaveholders is sensitively studied in James L. Roark , Masters Without Slaves ...
Americans in Conflict: The Civil War and Reconstruction
Publisher description: After the Civil War the president and the Congress had a unique opportunity to restore the Union on the egalitarian principles of the American Revolution.
Examines the Civil War, the period of Reconstruction, and the political careers of Abraham Lincoln, Huey Long, and Lyndon Johnson
To escape the oppression of the Reconstruction in Kentucky, a former Confederate soldier moves his family to Texas unaware of the dangerous cargo he has agreed to move with him.
12 Laura Wirt Randall A Woman's Life , 1803-1833 Anya Jabour Women , like African and Native Americans , insisted ... in U.S. family history to be published in 2003 . ou the United States , if you choose to be so : and why should you ...
Dixie After the War: An Exposition of Social Conditions Existing in the South, During the 12 Years Succeeding the Fall...
Author Marsha Ziff highlights the people and events involved in this turbulent period, examining the frustration and the determination of African Americans as they began their journey out of the ruins of slavery and the Civil War toward ...
Text and accompanying photographs examine the period of struggle to fulfill the promise of freedom after the devastation of the Civil War.--
"Howard Fast makes superb use of his material. ... Aside from its social and historical implications, Freedom Road is a high-geared story, told with that peculiar dramatic intensity of which Fast is a master." -- Chicago Daily News