reconstruction (u.s. history, 1865-1877)

After the Civil War, former slave Obi Booker tries to make a new life on a South Carolina island while waiting to be joined by his beloved Easter, who is studying in the North.

Traces the career of Charles Hays, former slaveholder and confederate soldier, who embraced the Republican party and the rights of freedom.

Chronicles how Americans responded to the changes unleashed by the Civil War and the end of slavery.

With the realization that his father may not return now that the Civil War is over, thirteen-year-old Tyler finds himself the man of their Missouri farm and the master of a new dog, the strikingly colored Sooner.

Profiles twenty-five notable men and women who lived during the Reconstruction era, a period that ranged from the end of the Civil War to the inauguration of President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1877, including political leaders, authors, social activists, scientists, and others.

Explores the impact the Civil War had on America, discussing the political, social, and economic struggles the nation faced after the war ended.

This book, featuring primary source material, examines Reconstruction, a time after the Civil War when the nation sought to reestablish itself, to overcome regional politics, and to redefine the political, social, and economic realities of the nation's four million black citizens.

Contains 245 alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about the Civil War and Reconstruction, covering battles, cultural and social issues, the economy, health and welfare, ideologies, legislative landmarks, the military, politics, and prominent individuals.