In this chillingly plausible thriller by CWA Gold Dagger winner Mick Herron, “there is no hiding under the desk” (The New York Times Book Review).
Reconstruction: Core Documents
A history of Reconstruction in the South from the end of the Civil War until 1877.
In this chillingly plausible thriller, CWA Gold Dagger winner Mick Herron proves he “never tells a suspense story in the expected way” (The New York Times Book Review).
This "smart book of enormous strengths" (Boston Globe) has since gone on to become the classic work on the wrenching post-Civil War period -- an era whose legacy reverberates still today in the United States.
Recounts the history of the Reconstruction, as the United States government and people worked to recover from the effects of the Civil War.
In this concise history, award-winning historian Allen C. Guelzo delves into the constitutional, political, and social issues behind Reconstruction to provide a lucid and original account of a historical moment that left an indelible mark ...
In the summer of 1868, a mere three years after the end of Americas most destructive military struggle, the country was at war again.
Cities of the war torn South had to be rebuilt, and the rights of former slaves needed to be protected. Find out about the successes and failures of the trying Reconstruction period of American history.
The aftermath of the Civil War comes to dramatic life in this sweeping new collection of firsthand writing from the Reconstruction era—featuring pieces by Frederick Douglass, Frances Harper, and more “Very, very good.
Contains a selection of primary source documents that provides insight into the period of post-Civil War reconstruction in America, discussing the problems of freed slaves, carpetbaggers, the KKK, and other topics.
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... Reconstruction . The North's attention was on its own problems -- from urbanization and immigration to “ robber ... Retreat from Reconstruction , 1869–1879 ( Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press , 1979 ) , 166 . 3. Quoted ...
... the fighting ceased. His main goal was always to bring the Southern states back into the Union. But, what was the best way to do this? He didn't want to punish the South. He wanted reconciliation. The majority of the fighting had taken ...
Congress. Fights. Back. Congress had enough of Johnson's Reconstruction plan. It was time to fight back and end the black codes. They wanted to give civil rights to African Americans. In April of 1866, Congress passed a civil rights act ...
Recounts the history of the Reconstruction, as the United States government and people worked to recover from the effects of the Civil War.
Reconstruction: Life After the Civil War examines one of the most controversial eras in U.S. history, when the nation sought to reestablish itself in the aftermath of the Civil War, overcome regional politics, and redefine the political, ...
This volume will be indispensable for research into Reconstruction and affords anyone studying the United States during this period insight and perspective, whether the topic be African American history, the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln, or ...
It also reports on groups similar studies often overlook, such as Native Americans and white women. Looking at Reconstruction from a social historian's point of view, this revealing work adds a much needed new voice to studies of the era.
Discusses the political and social status of African Americans during the years immediately following the American Civil War.