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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788309503321

Autore

Rodrigue John C

Titolo

Lincoln and Reconstruction [[electronic resource] /] / John C. Rodrigue

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Carbondale, : Southern Illinois University Press, 2013

ISBN

0-8093-3254-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (179 p.)

Collana

Concise Lincoln library

Classificazione

HIS036050HIS036040

Disciplina

973.7092

Soggetti

Politics and war - United States - History - 19th century

War and society - United States - History - 19th century

Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)

United States Politics and government 1861-1865

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Economic aspects

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- From restoration to emancipation (March 1861-January 1863) -- From emancipation to reconstruction (January-December 1863) -- War, reconstruction, and reelection (December 1863-November 1864) -- "Into proper practical relation with the Union" (November 1864-April 1865) -- Epilogue : what if.

Sommario/riassunto

Although Abraham Lincoln dominates the literature on the American Civil War, he remains less commonly associated with reconstruction. Previous scholarly works touch on Lincoln and reconstruction, but they tend either to speculate on what Lincoln might have done after the war had he not been assassinated or to approach his reconstruction plans merely as a means of winning the war. In this thought-provoking study, John C. Rodrigue offers a succinct but significant survey of Lincoln's wartime reconstruction initiatives while providing a fresh interpretation of the president's plans for postwar A