West from Appomattox: The Reconstruction of America after the Civil WarYale University Press, 2007 M03 28 - 416 pages “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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... July, the legion was, one man recalled, ''recognized as the elite of the regiments, and obtained the best of the social honors that were then so profusely distributed among the military men. Its associations were aristocratic; . . . and ...
... July, the legion was, one man recalled, ''recognized as the elite of the regiments, and obtained the best of the social honors that were then so profusely distributed among the military men. Its associations were aristocratic; . . . and ...
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... July 1861. They decamped in panic as Union soldiers bolted past them, flinging haversacks and rifles as they fled. One congressman, New York's Alfred Ely, was captured by Confederate troops and spent six uneasy months as a prisoner-of ...
... July 1861. They decamped in panic as Union soldiers bolted past them, flinging haversacks and rifles as they fled. One congressman, New York's Alfred Ely, was captured by Confederate troops and spent six uneasy months as a prisoner-of ...
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... July 1861. The Union could not fight the war without money, and Congress set out to find it. The legislators turned first to taxes and tari√s, traditional sources of income that would be the backbone of revenue throughout the war ...
... July 1861. The Union could not fight the war without money, and Congress set out to find it. The legislators turned first to taxes and tari√s, traditional sources of income that would be the backbone of revenue throughout the war ...
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... July 1861, the nation's lowest tari√ ever protected only a few favored industries while it encouraged dependence on imports. During the war, Republicans broke away from the old justification for tari√s, insisting that general ...
... July 1861, the nation's lowest tari√ ever protected only a few favored industries while it encouraged dependence on imports. During the war, Republicans broke away from the old justification for tari√s, insisting that general ...
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... July 1862. Montana was taken from Idaho, where gold was found in the Snake River Valley, and which was organized into a Territory in March 1863. Idaho yielded gold, too, and in 1864, an Idaho judge circulated an $800 gold nugget on the ...
... July 1862. Montana was taken from Idaho, where gold was found in the Snake River Valley, and which was organized into a Territory in March 1863. Idaho yielded gold, too, and in 1864, an Idaho judge circulated an $800 gold nugget on the ...
Contents
A New Middle Ground | |
Years of Unrest | |
Years of Consolidation | |
The Struggle Renewed | |
The Final Contest | |
Reunion | |
Epilogue | |
Notes | |
Index | |
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