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A Short History of Reconstruction [Updated Edition]
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From the ?preeminent historian of Reconstruction? (New York Times Book Review), an updated abridged edition of Reconstruction, the prize-winning classic work of Civil War history on the post-Civil War period which shaped modern America.
Reconstruction chronicles the way in which Americans?black and white?responded to the unprecedented changes unleashed by the war and the end of slavery, a pivotal era in African American history. It addresses the quest of emancipated slaves' searching for economic autonomy and equal citizenship, and describes the remodeling of Southern society; the evolution of racial attitudes and patterns of race relations; and the emergence of a national state possessing vastly expanded authority and one committed, for a time, to the principle of equal rights for all Americans.
This ?masterful treatment of one of the most complex periods of American history? (New Republic) remains the standard work on the wrenching post-Civil War period?an era of Southern history whose legacy still reverberates in the United States today.
Foner's definitive account examines every facet of this transformative period in U.S. history:
- The Centrality of the Black Experience: Follows the quest of emancipated slaves for economic autonomy and equal citizenship, treating them as active agents in the making of a new America.
- A Remodeled Southern Society: Investigates the evolution of racial attitudes, complex patterns of race relations, and the emergence of a new class structure from the ashes of the Old South.
- The Rise of the National State: Traces the emergence of a national government with vastly expanded authority, committed for a time to the principle of equal rights for all Americans.
- A Definitive Historical Account: Draws on the latest scholarship to overturn outdated interpretations and provide the standard work on one of the most complex and controversial eras of the American past.
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Eric Foner is DeWitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University and the author of several books. In 2006 he received the Presidential Award for Outstanding Teaching at Columbia University. He has served as president of the Organization of American Historians, the American Historical Association, and the Society of American Historians. He lives in New York City.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Preface
- Introduction to the 2014 Anniversary Edition
- 1: The World the War Made
- 2: Rehearsals for Reconstruction
- 3: The Meaning of Freedom
- 4: Ambiguities of Free Labor
- 5: The Failure of Presidential Reconstruction
- 6: The Making of Radical Reconstruction
- 7: Blueprints for a Republican South
- 8: Reconstruction Political and Economic
- 9: The Challenge of Enforcement
- 10: The Reconstruction of the North
- 11: The Politics of Depression
- 12: Redemption and After
- Epilogue: "The River Has Its Bend"
- Suggestions for Further Reading
- Index
- Also by Eric Foner
- About the Author
- Back Ad
- Copyright
- About the Publisher
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