Reconstruction : a historical encyclopedia of the American mosaic / Richard Zuczek, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Zuczek, Richard, 1966-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Encyclopedias.

Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (476 p.)

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2024

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood, an Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Composed by the leading historians in the field, this single-volume encyclopedia on Reconstruction delivers the most concise, focused, and readable reference work available to educators and students. In many ways, the Civil War destroyed the American South, the Democratic Party, and slavery, with much of the nation left in ruins. What was to become of former slaves-and of former confederates? Yet the unprecedented turmoil that followed the war presented the United States with great opportunities. How America tried to solve the problems and take advantage of opportunities after the Civil War is the focus of this encyclopedia, which provides the core elements necessary for researching and understanding the complex period in U.S. history known as Reconstruction. The volume offers a concise introduction to and chronology of the Reconstruction period, scores of entries composed by subject experts, and an appendix that features key primary documents. The entries have been carefully chosen for their importance and relevance, are written in language accessible to high school students, and supply useful references for further investigation. This volume will be indispensable for research into Reconstruction and affords anyone studying the United States during this period insight and perspective, whether the topic be African American history, the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln, or the coming of sharecropping.

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Entries; List of Primary Documents; Guide to Related Topics; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chronology; The Encyclopedia; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Primary Documents; Appendix 1: Reconstruction Governors for Former Confederate States; Appendix 2: Dates of Readmission, Redemption, and Ratification of Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments for Former Confederate States; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Editor

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798216006046

9798216137023

9781786845535

1786845539

9781610699181

1610699181

OCLC:

1431905293