Title West from Appomattox : the reconstruction of America after the Civil War / Heather Cox Richardson

Published New Haven : Yale University Press, [2007] ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 396 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents Introduction -- Spring 1865 : The View from the Civil War -- 1865-1867 : The Future of Free Labor --1868-1871 : Conflicting Visions -- 1872 : A New Middle Ground --1873-1880 : Years of Unrest -- 1881-1885 : Years of Consolidation -- 1886-1892 : The Struggle Renewed -- 1893-1897 : The Final Contest -- 1898-1901 : Reunion -- Epilogue Summary The story of Reconstruction is not simply about the rebuilding of the South after the Civil War. Instead, the late nineteenth century defined modern America, as Southerners, Northerners, and Westerners gradually hammered out a national identity that united three regions into a country that could become a world power. Ultimately, the story of Reconstruction is about how a middle class formed in America and how its members defined what the nation would stand for, both at home and abroad, for the next century and beyond. A sweeping history of the United States from the era of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt, this engaging book stretches the boundaries of our understanding of Reconstruction. The author ties the North and West into the post-Civil War story that usually focuses narrowly on the South, encompassing the significant people and events of this profoundly important era. By weaving together the experiences of real individuals - from a plantation mistress, a Native American warrior, and a labor organizer to Andrew Carnegie, Julia Ward Howe, Booker T. Washington, and Sitting Bull - who lived during the decades following the Civil War and who left records in their own words, the author tells a story about the creation of modern America Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [351]-388) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) National characteristics, American. Political culture -- United States -- History -- 19th century Middle class -- Political activity -- United States -- History -- 19th century HISTORY -- State & Local -- General. HISTORY -- General. Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) Middle class -- Political activity National characteristics, American Political culture Politics and government Social conditions SUBJECT United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1900. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140445 United States -- History -- 1865-1898 -- Biography United States -- Social conditions -- 1865-1918. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140515 Subject United States Genre/Form collective biographies. Biographies History Biographies. Biographies. Form Electronic book LC no. 2006024633 ISBN 9780300137859 0300137850 9786611735289 6611735283

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