A Short History of Reconstruction [Updated Edition]

Foner, Eric

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From the "preeminent historian of Reconstruction" (New York Times Book Review), a newly updated AND abridged edition of the prizewinning classic on the post-Civil War period that shaped modern AmericaIn this updated edition of the abridged Reconstruction, Eric Foner redefines how the post-Civil War period was viewed. Reconstruction chronicles the way in which Americans--black and white--responded to the unprecedented changes unleashed by the war and the end of slavery. 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 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 whose legacy still reverberates in the United States today.
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Writer
Foner, Eric
Title
A Short History of Reconstruction [Updated Edition]
Publisher
HarperCollins
Year
2015
Language
English
Pages
352
Weight
263 gr
EAN
9780062370860
Dimensions
210 x 140 x 25 mm
Binding format
Paperback

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