Reconstruction
"Few periods in American history have aroused as much debate as the years immediately after the Civil War, those commonly referred to simply as "Reconstruction." The victorious North had to determine how to treat the vanquished South and how to make a nation whole once again. The divisive issues of freedom and civil rights became even more complex than before the War and dominated national politics. Also at stake was the balance of power among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches o…
Read More ↓Title Statements
- Full title :Reconstruction / Claudine L. Ferrell.
Summary
"Few periods in American history have aroused as much debate as the years immediately after the Civil War, those commonly referred to simply as "Reconstruction." The victorious North had to determine how to treat the vanquished South and how to make a nation whole once again. The divisive issues of freedom and civil rights became even more complex than before the War and dominated national politics. Also at stake was the balance of power among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government. Before it was all over, a president was impeached (though not convicted), and a rigorous plan for Reconstruction was enacted, then allowed to fade as white Southerners regained power and instituted repressive Jim Crow governments.
This resource provides an overview essay on the period, six essays on various aspects of Reconstruction, a section of biographies of important players, and selected and introduced primary documents."--Jacket.
Edition Statements
- Publication Date:2003.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Greenwood Press
- Place of Publication:Westport, Conn
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2003.
The Physical Object
- Description:xix, 220 pages, 7 unnumbered pages of plates : : illustrations ; : 25 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0313320624, 9780313320620
- oclc:ocm54990414
- LC Classification:E668
- Dewey Decimal:973.8
Table of Contents
Chronology of events -- Forming battle lines: the president, the south, and Congress, 1865-1866 -- Taking aim at the south and a president: congressional Reconstruction, 1867-1869 -- Fading dreams: congressional Reconstruction ends, 1869-1877 -- Fighting old and new enemies: the south, 1865-1877 -- There was more to Reconstruction than reconstruction: non-southern issues -- Concluding interpretive essay -- Biographies: the personalities of Reconstruction -- Primary documents of Reconstruction.
Read More ↓Subjects
Writers
More from this Series
No reviews yet. Be the first to rate this work.
Related Works
more →
La sociologie: histoire, idées, courants
La sociologie: histoire, idées, courants
La sociologie: histoire, idées, courants
Karkhanas under the Mughals, from Akbar to Aurangzeb: a study in economic development
Verma, Tripta
Rate & Review