An Example for All the Land: Emancipation and the Struggle Over Equality in Washington
- ISBN-10
- 0807834149
- ISBN-13
- 9780807834145
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 364
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Publisher
- Univ of North Carolina Press
- Author
- Kate Masur
Description
"An Example for all the Land, clearly argued and deeply researched, represents a significant breakthrough in the crowded field of Reconstruction scholarship. Showing how Washington, D.C. became a laboratory for political experimentation, Masur reveals imp
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