Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution 1863-1877
by Eric Foner
Description
This landmark history examines the turbulent years after the Civil War, when the United States struggled to redefine freedom, citizenship, and democracy in the wake of emancipation. It explores the political battles, social transformations, and constitutional changes that shaped Reconstruction, while tracing the experiences and aspirations of formerly enslaved people, reformers, Southern whites, and Northern leaders. With sharp analysis and vivid historical insight, the book reveals both the ambitious promise of Reconstruction and the forces that limited its success—an unfinished revolution whose consequences continue to shape American life.
Available Editions
paperback
Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Published Feb 1, 2002
736 pages
ISBN: 9780060937164
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First Published
1988
Language
eng
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