West from Appomattox: The Reconstruction of America after the Civil WarYale University Press, 28 Mar 2007 - 416 halaman “This thoughtful, engaging examination of the Reconstruction Era . . . will be appealing . . . to anyone interested in the roots of present-day American politics” (Publishers Weekly). The story of Reconstruction is not simply about the rebuilding of the South after the Civil War. In many ways, the late nineteenth century defined modern America, as Southerners, Northerners, and Westerners forged a national identity that united three very different regions into a country that could become a world power. A sweeping history of the United States from the era of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt, this engaging book tracks the formation of the American middle class while stretching the boundaries of our understanding of Reconstruction. Historian Heather Cox Richardson ties the North and West into the post–Civil War story that usually focuses narrowly on the South. By weaving together the experiences of real individuals who left records in their own words—from ordinary Americans such as a plantation mistress, a Native American warrior, and a labor organizer, to prominent historical figures such as Andrew Carnegie, Julia Ward Howe, Booker T. Washington, and Sitting Bull—Richardson tells a story about the creation of modern America. |
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... keep my prose from straying into theoretical tangents. Michael R. Pontrelli pretended to believe me when I assured ... keeping the book (and me) balanced. Finally, I owe profound thanks to the two men to whom this book is dedicated ...
... keep my prose from straying into theoretical tangents. Michael R. Pontrelli pretended to believe me when I assured ... keeping the book (and me) balanced. Finally, I owe profound thanks to the two men to whom this book is dedicated ...
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... keep their own side arms and horses. Grant wanted them ''to be able to put in a crop to carry themselves and their families through the next winter.''≤ Lee could surrender only his own men, but his army was the pride of the Confederacy ...
... keep their own side arms and horses. Grant wanted them ''to be able to put in a crop to carry themselves and their families through the next winter.''≤ Lee could surrender only his own men, but his army was the pride of the Confederacy ...
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... keep themselves in power by ruling against their opponents and distributing government largesse to their political friends.∏ Once the Revolutionary generation had rid itself of monarchy—the most stable form of government the world had ...
... keep themselves in power by ruling against their opponents and distributing government largesse to their political friends.∏ Once the Revolutionary generation had rid itself of monarchy—the most stable form of government the world had ...
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... keep Sherman's men from wandering too far from their main army.≤≤ By 1865, the land that proud Confederates had thought was unconquerable was devastated. Two-thirds of the assessed value of southern wealth had evaporated; two-fifths ...
... keep Sherman's men from wandering too far from their main army.≤≤ By 1865, the land that proud Confederates had thought was unconquerable was devastated. Two-thirds of the assessed value of southern wealth had evaporated; two-fifths ...
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... and would either die out or rely on charity to survive. Northern Democrats were racists, but they were also passionately concerned with keeping the American government small to preserve The View from the Civil War ≤Ω.
... and would either die out or rely on charity to survive. Northern Democrats were racists, but they were also passionately concerned with keeping the American government small to preserve The View from the Civil War ≤Ω.
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