Includes bibliographical references (pages 615-641) and index.
Contents
1. The World the War Made -- 2. Rehearsals for Reconstruction -- 3. The Meaning of Freedom -- 4. Ambiguities of Free Labor -- 5. The Failure of Presidential Reconstruction -- 6. The Making of Radical Reconstruction -- 7. Blueprints for a Republican South -- 8. Reconstruction: Political and Economic -- 9. The Challenge of Enforcement -- 10. The Reconstruction of the North -- 11. The Politics of Depression -- 12. Redemption and After -- Epilogue: "The River Has Its Bend".
Summary
Describes the changes brought about by the Civil War, discusses the impact of slavery's end, and looks at the political, economic, and social aspects of Reconstruction.
