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Historical dictionary of the Civil War and Reconstruction

Title: Historical dictionary of the Civil War and Reconstruction / William L. Richter.
Author: Richter, William L. (William Lee), 1942-
Publication: Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2004.

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Description

lii, 915 pages; 22 cm.

Summary

"Historical Dictionary of the Civil War and Reconstruction, 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, and comprehensive bibliography introduce and lead the reader through the military and nonmilitary actions of one of the most pivotal events in American history."
"Reconstruction, the focus of this volume, was a period following the Civil War and construed in various 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."--Jacket.

Series Statement

Historical dictionaries of U.S. historical eras ; no. 2

Uniform Title

Historical dictionaries of U.S. historical eras ; no. 2.

Subject

Genre/Form

Dictionary
dictionaries.
Dictionaries.
History.
Dictionnaires.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

The spread of slavery to 1861 -- The secession of the South, 1861 -- The Union conquest of the Confederacy, 1861-1865 -- The readmission of the South into the Union, 1866-1865 -- Presidential administrations of the United States and the Confederacy, 1849-1877 -- Constitution of the Confederate States of America, 1861 -- Constitution of the United States in 1860 -- The Thirteenth Amendment, 1865 -- The Fourteenth Amendment, 1867 -- The Fifteenth Amendment, 1870.

ISBN

0810845849
9780810845848

LCCN

2003015514

OCLC

ocm52621950
52621950
SCSB-1332817

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library