Reconstruction after the Civil War - Softcover

Franklin, John Hope

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0226260798 ISBN 13: 9780226260792

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1994

Synopsis

Ever since its original publication in 1961, Reconstruction after the Civil War has been praised for cutting through the controversial scholarship and popular myths of the time to provide an accurate account of the role of former slaves during this period in American history.

In this edition Franklin has updated his work to acknowledge the enormous body of research and scholarship that followed in the wake of the first edition. New are Franklin’s references to important, later texts that enrich the original narrative. In addition, the extensive bibliography has been thoroughly revised.

What has not changed, however, is the foundation Franklin has laid. Still compelling are his arguments concerning the brevity of the North’s military occupation of the South, the limited amount of power wielded by former slaves, the influence of moderate southerners, the flaws of the constitutions drawn up by the Radical state governments, and the reasons for the downfall of Reconstruction.

About this title

About the Author:

John Hope Franklin (1915–2009) was the James B. Duke Professor of History Emeritus at Duke University. He is the author of many books, including Mirror to America: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin and Racial Inequality in America.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0226260798
• ISBN 13: 9780226260792
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 265