Reconstruction: People and Perspectives (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781598840216)

This entry in the Perspectives in Social History series examines the course and consequences of Reconstruction on the former Confederate states by focusing on the everyday people who lived through it.
Reconstruction: People and Perspectives is a fascinating collection of essays and documents that illuminates the experiences of ordinary Americans across all levels of society in the southern United States during Reconstruction.

Reconstruction: People and Perspectives describes in vivid detail the experiences of a diverse group of people caught up in the Civil War's aftermath in the South. Chapters focus on Civil War veterans, former slaveholders, farmers and city residents, Northerners in the South, and African American men and women (both those who stayed in the South and those who migrated). It also reports on groups similar studies often overlook, such as Native Americans and white women. Looking at Reconstruction from a social historian's point of view, this revealing work adds a much needed new voice to studies of the era.

Author: James M. Campbell
ISBN-10: 1598840215
ISBN-13: 9781598840216
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2008
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.10w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 04/01/2009 pg. 69