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

Primary source materials present different aspects of the Civil War, including the debate over slavery, secession of the Confederate States, the war itself, and life for the slaves after emancipation.

Surveys the political career and private life of the only president ever to be impeached.

Based on first-person accounts, and illustrated with photographs and drawings, this book portrays a period of brutal repression--and surprising progress--as former enemies struggled to remake a society.

Uses a variety of contemporary materials to describe and illustrate key events during the Reconstruction period that followed the Civil War.

Discusses the successes, failures, and collapse of the Reconstruction period.

Presents an overview of post-Civil War America, discussing the events and challenges that marked the Reconstruction which began after the Civil War in 1863 and ended in 1877.

Traces the history of the Reconstruction period following the Civil War, from 1865 to 1877, following the efforts of the Republican party leadership to bring the South back into the Union and to give former slaves their civil rights.

An account of African-American life in the period of Reconstruction following the Civil War, based on first-person narratives, contemporary documents, and other historical sources.

Describes the prominent people and political and social events of the Reconstruction period.

Twelve-year-old Patsy keeps a diary of the ripe but confusing time following the end of the Civil War and the granting of freedom to former slaves.