The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution
Foner, Eric
ISBN 10: 0393358526 ISBN 13: 9780393358520
Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 2020
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“Gripping and essential.”―Jesse Wegman, New York Times
An authoritative history by the preeminent scholar of the Civil War era, The Second Founding traces the arc of the three foundational Reconstruction amendments from their origins in antebellum activism and adoption amidst intense postwar politics to their virtual nullification by narrow Supreme Court decisions and Jim Crow state laws. Today these amendments remain strong tools for achieving the American ideal of equality, if only we will take them up.
About the Author: Eric Foner's indelible works include the landmark history, Reconstruction: America’s Unfinished Revolution; a bestselling study of Lincoln and slavery, The Fiery Trial, winner of the Pulitzer, Bancroft, and Lincoln Prizes; and an influential history of the Reconstruction amendments, The Second Founding. The DeWitt Clinton Professor Emeritus of History at Columbia University, Foner continues to write frequently for The Nation and other publications.
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Title: The Second Founding: How the Civil War and ...
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication Date: 2020
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: acceptable