A Short History of Reconstruction, 1863-1877An abridged version of the multiple award-winning Reconstruction: America's unfinished revolution (1988). Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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The World the War Made | 1 |
Rehearsals for Reconstruction | 16 |
The Meaning of Freedom | 35 |
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