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Description of  Reconstruction: People and Perspectives (Perspectives in American Social History)

This entry in the Perspectives in Social History series examines the course and consequences of Reconstruction on the former Confederate states by focusing on the everyday people who lived through it. * Primary documents provide first-hand insight into the lives and times of diverse individuals during one of the most tumultuous periods in U.S. history * Includes a bibliography of key works on the Reconstruction era as well as a reference chapter of terms, people, and events, including "carpetbaggers," "Gideon's band," and "the Colfax massacre"