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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... Free Labor Chapter Three. 1868–1871: Conflicting Visions Chapter Four. 1872: A New Middle Ground Chapter Five. 1873–1880: Years of Unrest Chapter Six. 1881–1885: Years of Consolidation 187 Chapter Seven. 1886–1892: The Struggle Renewed ...
... Free Labor Chapter Three. 1868–1871: Conflicting Visions Chapter Four. 1872: A New Middle Ground Chapter Five. 1873–1880: Years of Unrest Chapter Six. 1881–1885: Years of Consolidation 187 Chapter Seven. 1886–1892: The Struggle Renewed ...
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... free labor economy created true republican government by guaranteeing that all men could become productive members of society. As they accumulated wealth, they would be interested in the protection of property and the preservation of ...
... free labor economy created true republican government by guaranteeing that all men could become productive members of society. As they accumulated wealth, they would be interested in the protection of property and the preservation of ...
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... free labor system at the base of American society by undercutting the wages of free workers until they, too, became dependent on overlords. Schurz was watching from the Senate gallery in 1854 when northern Democrats voted the party line ...
... free labor system at the base of American society by undercutting the wages of free workers until they, too, became dependent on overlords. Schurz was watching from the Senate gallery in 1854 when northern Democrats voted the party line ...
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... labor leaders had rejected the free labor ideal, insisting instead that class interests in society inevitably led to conflict. Following David Ricardo and Thomas Malthus rather than Adam Smith, they argued that America was no di√erent ...
... labor leaders had rejected the free labor ideal, insisting instead that class interests in society inevitably led to conflict. Following David Ricardo and Thomas Malthus rather than Adam Smith, they argued that America was no di√erent ...
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... free labor. Their blood had been poured upon the altar of freedom, expiating the nation's guilty sin of slavery and permitting the nation to move forward as God's land, with freedom and prosperity for all. Truly, now, America could be ...
... free labor. Their blood had been poured upon the altar of freedom, expiating the nation's guilty sin of slavery and permitting the nation to move forward as God's land, with freedom and prosperity for all. Truly, now, America could be ...
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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