Reconstruction: America's unfinished revolution, 1863-1877Describes the changes brought about by the Civil War, discusses the impact of slavery's end, and looks at the political, economic, and social aspects of Reconstruction |
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On the eve of the Civil War, the federal government was "in a state of impotence,"
its conception of its duties little changed since the days of Washington and
Jefferson. Most functions of government were handled at the state and local level;
one ...
On the eve of the Civil War, the federal government was "in a state of impotence,"
its conception of its duties little changed since the days of Washington and
Jefferson. Most functions of government were handled at the state and local level;
one ...
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America's unfinished revolution, 1863-1877 Eric Foner. damage suits and other
forms of legal harassment. Reflecting the conviction, born of the Civil War, that
the federal government possessed the authority to define and protect citizens'
rights ...
America's unfinished revolution, 1863-1877 Eric Foner. damage suits and other
forms of legal harassment. Reflecting the conviction, born of the Civil War, that
the federal government possessed the authority to define and protect citizens'
rights ...
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But during the 1870s, responding to the shifting currents of Northern public
opinion, it retreated from an expansive definition of federal power, and moved a
long way toward emasculating the postwar amendments — a crucial
development in ...
But during the 1870s, responding to the shifting currents of Northern public
opinion, it retreated from an expansive definition of federal power, and moved a
long way toward emasculating the postwar amendments — a crucial
development in ...
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Crítica de los usuarios - busterrll - LibraryThingGood book but hard reading Wish I had a better knowledge of reconstruction politics. Spot read after a bit, but full of information. Will save and try to reread after reading more on Pres.Johnson. Leer comentario completo
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Crítica de los usuarios - DarthDeverell - LibraryThingEric Foner begins with an assessment of the historiography up to 1988. In the first decade of the 1900s, William Dunning and John W. Burgess articulated a history of Reconstruction that condemned ... Leer comentario completo
Contenido
The World the War Made | 1 |
Rehearsals for Reconstruction | 35 |
of the War | 60 |
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Información bibliográfica
| Título | Reconstruction: America's unfinished revolution, 1863-1877 New American nation series Volumen1453 de Perennial library |
| Autor | Eric Foner |
| Edición | ilustrada, reimpresa |
| Editor | Harper & Row, 1988 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Michigan |
| Digitalizado | 16 Ago. 2010 |
| ISBN | 0060158514, 9780060158514 |
| Largo | 690 páginas |
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