Bibliograph

A short history of Reconstruction, 1863-1877, Eric Foner

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A short history of Reconstruction, 1863-1877, Eric Foner

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-275) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A short history of Reconstruction, 1863-1877

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

879602093

Responsibility statement

Eric Foner

Series statement

Harper Perennial modern classics

Summary

Looks at the social, economic, and political forces that shaped the South after the Civil War

Table Of Contents

The world the war made -- Rehearsals for Reconstruction -- The meaning of freedom -- Ambiguities of free labor -- The failure of presidential Reconstruction -- The making of radical Reconstruction -- Blueprints for a Republican South -- Reconstruction : political and economic -- The challenge of enforcement -- The Reconstruction of the North -- The politics of depression -- Redemption and after -- Epilogue: "The river has its bend."

Target audience

adult

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