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Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877 is a historical non-fiction monograph written by American historian Eric Foner. Its broad focus is the Reconstruction Era in the aftermath of the American Civil War, which consists of the social, political, economic, and cultural changes brought about as consequences of the war's outcome.
And now, with the appearance of Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877, a massive volume of 690 pages, Foner has established himself as the leading authority on the Reconstruction period.
America's racial politics, Eric Foner's Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution is especially encouraging at this time when once again national attention is being focused on what can only be seen as either reemerging or recurring racist acts. Foner's subtitle hints at the full significance of his
This masterful treatment of one of the most complex periods of American history redefined how Reconstruction was viewed by historians and people everywhere in its chronicling of how Americans -- black and white -- responded to the unprecedented changes unleashed by the war and the end of slavery.
Mar 11, 2015 · Foner wrote one of the definitive books on the era, titled “Reconstruction: America’s Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877.” He won a Pulitzer Prize for “The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and ...
Jun 5, 2020 · It was about the post-Civil War period and the political resistance, particularly from Southern states, to the newly adopted constitutional amendments abolishing slavery and guaranteeing...
Mar 8, 1988 · Eric Foner’s RECONSTRUCTION: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877, is an extraordinarily close look at what Reconstruction was in the United States and why it failed. Foner has taught at Columbia University with a focus on the Civil War, Reconstruction, slavery, and nineteenth-century America.
