Historical Dictionary of the Civil War and ReconstructionScarecrow Press, 2004 M05 17 - 968 páginas The importance of the Civil War and Reconstruction in the history of the United States cannot be overstated. There was a very real possibility that the union could have been sundered, resulting in a very different American history, and probably, world history. But the union was held together by tough and determined leaders and by the economic muscle of the North. While not always a period to be proud of, it did have higher goals and compelling ends. This one-volume dictionary, with more than 800 entries covering the significant events, persons, politics, and economic and social themes in the U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction, is a research tool for all levels of readers from high school and up. The extensive chronology, introductory essay, dictionary entries, and comprehensive bibliography introduce and lead the reader through the military and non-military actions of one of the most pivotal events in American history. Substantial coverage is given to the time that followed the Civil War: Reconstruction. This was a period construed in many different ways by the individuals involved, many of whom had little concern for the impact of their acts on others, and even fewer who were interested in the plight of the newly enfranchised blacks, for whom the war had supposedly been fought. While the states were once again 'united,' many of the postwar efforts divided different segments of the population and failed to achieve their goals in an era too often remembered for carpetbaggers and scalawags, and Congressional imbroglios and incompetent government. No matter how one looks at it, the Civil War continues to affect the politics, constitutionalism, and societal norms of the United States in an irrevocable way, and it probably always will. It was a very personal war, not fought by machines, but by men, affecting countless Americans who have one or more Civil War veterans hidden in their family trees. It's a war modern enough to be relevant to today's military interests, yet gentlemanly enough to be the last of the great romantic wars. |
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... political parties seated their own legislatures. 30 November Death of presidential candidate Horace Greeley before the electoral votes were counted. 9 December Governor Henry Clay Warmoth impeached by extra session of Louisiana state ...
... political parties seated their own legislatures. 30 November Death of presidential candidate Horace Greeley before the electoral votes were counted. 9 December Governor Henry Clay Warmoth impeached by extra session of Louisiana state ...
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... political implications of freeing African Americans were all about. This was the same period that saw racial ... politicians. Wars were seen as exercises in stupidity and exploitation. Politicians were seen as propagandists and agitators ...
... political implications of freeing African Americans were all about. This was the same period that saw racial ... politicians. Wars were seen as exercises in stupidity and exploitation. Politicians were seen as propagandists and agitators ...
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... political advantage. They demonstrated how most black reconstructionists were quite well educated and worked for the betterment of democracy and the influence of the lower classes, both black and white. And they proved that ...
... political advantage. They demonstrated how most black reconstructionists were quite well educated and worked for the betterment of democracy and the influence of the lower classes, both black and white. And they proved that ...
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... political parties during and after the war. Most found that the Radical Republicans, the villains according the ... politicians acted as politicians normally do and did whatever necessary to stay in power and obtain local patronage, at ...
... political parties during and after the war. Most found that the Radical Republicans, the villains according the ... politicians acted as politicians normally do and did whatever necessary to stay in power and obtain local patronage, at ...
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... political futures with black freedom, Northern economic visions of the nation's future, and universal social and political equality. But the picture was not as rosy as Foner made it out to be. Critics noted that Republicans were more ...
... political futures with black freedom, Northern economic visions of the nation's future, and universal social and political equality. But the picture was not as rosy as Foner made it out to be. Critics noted that Republicans were more ...
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Select Bibliography | 669 |
Documents Related tothe Civil War and Reconstruction | 873 |
About the Author | 915 |
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