Reconstruction : people and perspectives / / James M. Campbell and Rebecca Fraser, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910828651103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : ABC-CLIO, Inc., , 2008; London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2024
• ISBN: 979-82-16-00606-0; 1-282-02521-X; 9786612025211; 1-59884-022-3
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxxix, 279 pages) : illustrations
• Collana: Perspectives in American social history
• Altri autori (Persone): CampbellJames M; FraserRebecca J. <1978->
• Disciplina: 973.8
• Soggetti: African Americans - Social conditions - 19th century; Indians of North America - Social conditions - 19th century; Reconciliation - Social aspects - United States - History; Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) - Social aspects; Women - United States - Social conditions - 19th century; Southern States Race relations History 19th century; Southern States Social conditions 1865-1945; United States Race relations History 19th century; United States Social conditions 1865-1918
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes coverage of groups often overlooked in Reconstruction studies, such as Native Americans and white women.; 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.; Provides access to the latest research and analyses of the Reconstruction Era's effect on people across the spectrum of Southern society.; Takes a "bottom up" approach by focusing on ordinary men and women and their lives during that extraordinary time.
• Nota di bibliografia: 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."; Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The meaning of freedom for African American men / Rebecca Fraser -- White women in Reconstruction / Bonnie Laughlin-Schultz -- African Americans in southern cities / James Campbell -- Northerners in the Reconstruction South / Nichola Clayton -- American Indian issues during Reconstruction / Gabriella Treglia -- Former slaveholders and the planter class / David Deverick -- Black women, work, and freedom / Kate Dossett -- Former Confederate and Union soldiers in Reconstruction / Susan-Mary Grant.
• Sommario/riassunto: Reconstruction: People and Perspectives is a fascinating collection of essays and documents that illuminates the experiences of ordinary Americans across all levels of society in the southern United States during Reconstruction. Reconstruction: People and Perspectives describes in vivid detail the experiences of a diverse group of people caught up in the Civil War's aftermath in the South. Chapters focus on Civil War veterans, former slaveholders, farmers and city residents, Northerners in the South, and African American men and women (both those who stayed in the South and those who migrated). It also reports on groups similar studies often overlook, such as Native Americans and white women. Looking at Reconstruction from a social historian's point of view, this revealing work adds a much needed new voice to studies of the era.