Cause: Reconstruction America, 1863 - 1877
From the Dust
Jacket
After the
destruction of the Civil War, the United States faced the
immense challenge of rebuilding a ravaged South and
incorporating millions of freed slaves into the life of the
nation. On April 11, 1865, President Lincoln introduced his
plan for reconstruction, warning that the coming years would
be “fraught with great difficulty.” Three days later he was
assassinated. The years to come witnessed a time of complex
and controversial change, including the incorporation of
millions of freed people into the life of the nation, the
passage of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenthe
Amendments, the reintegration of Confederate states into the
Union, the resurgence of the women's rights movement, the
decimation of Native Americans with continued expansion west,
the onging influx of immigrants, and the demand for equal
opportunity for blacks. All this as the nation
approached its Centennial.
Award-winning author Tonya Bolden examines the fascinating
history of Reconstruction America in this
lushly illustrated and exhaustively researched
book.
»» New York Public Library
Book for the Teen Age
Age 12-up | 138 pages
Hardcover | Alfred A. Knopf | 2005 | ISBN:
0375827951 | MSRP: US$19.95
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