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Ordeal by fire Ordeal by fire James M. McPherson The Civil War is the central event in the American historical consciousness. While the Revolution of 1776-1783 created the United States, the Civil War of 1861-1865 preserved this creation from destr… OL13363771W
Civil War ends Civil War ends Corinne J. Naden Describes the aftermath of the Civil War, including the assassination of Lincoln, Reconstruction, and the presidency of Ulysses S. Grant. OL14856464W
The Civil War and Reconstruction The Civil War and Reconstruction Stuart A. Kallen Scans Black history from the earliest struggles for allowing free states to enter the union to Reconstruction and white resistance, profiles such figures as Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and Bo… OL15042226W
Fires of jubilee Fires of jubilee Alison Hart At the end of the Civil War in 1865, a teenage former slave is determined to find the truth about the disappearance of her parents. She's about to discover that, like freedom, the truth is harder to … OL15124214W
A ruined land A ruined land Michael Golay In a fascinating approach that allows the voices of those touched by the Civil War to speak for themselves, gifted writer Michael Golay shows the impact of victory and defeat on the ordinary American… OL15216562W
Bury me not in a land of slaves Bury me not in a land of slaves Joyce Hansen An account of African-American life in the period of Reconstruction following the Civil War, based on first-person narratives, contemporary documents, and other historical sources. OL16069399W
Forty acres and maybe a mule Forty acres and maybe a mule Harriette Robinet Born with a withered leg and hand, Pascal, who is about twelve years old, joins other former slaves in a search for a farm and the freedom which it promises. OL16070804W
Washington during Civil War and Reconstruction Washington during Civil War and Reconstruction Harrison, Robert "Robert Harrison provides new insight into grass-roots Reconstruction after the Civil War and into the lives of those of those most deeply affected, the newly emancipated African Americans"-- "In th… OL16183681W
Ellen's broom Ellen's broom Kelly Starling Lyons Ellen has always known that the broom hanging on her family's cabin wall is a special symbol of her parents' wedding during slave days, so she proudly carries it to the courthouse when the marriage b… OL16471238W
Out from this place Out from this place Joyce Hansen A fourteen-year-old black girl tries to find a fellow ex-slave, who had joined the Union army during the Civil War, during the confusing times after the emancipation of the slaves. OL175854W
Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford B. Hayes Hans L. Trefousse This book is a biography of a leader of the Reconstruction era, whose contested election eerily parallels the election debacle of 2000. The disputed election of 1876 between Rutherford B. Hayes and S… OL17782115W
Odd men out Odd men out Matt Betts The Civil War has ended but not because the South surrendered, instead it's on hold while both sides face a new enemy-the chewers, dead men who've come back to life. Cyrus Joseph Spencer didn't fight… OL17888452W
The boy in his winter The boy in his winter Norman Lock "Huck Finn and Jim float on their raft across a continuum of shifting seasons, feasting on a limitless supply of fish and stolen provisions, propelled by the currents of the mighty Mississippi from o… OL17893667W
A History of US A History of US Joy Hakim Covering a time of great hope and incredible change, Reconstructing America, 1865-1890 is a dramatic look at life after the Civil War in the newly re-United States. Railroad tycoons were roaring acro… OL18857268W
A History of US A History of US Joy Hakim Reconstructing America looks at life after the Civil War in the newly re-United States. Railroad tycoons are roaring across the country. New cities are springing up, and a new and different American … OL1965042W
Southern Reconstruction Southern Reconstruction Philip Leigh "The Reconstruction Era--the years immediately following the Civil War when Congress directed the reintegration of the former Confederate states into the Union--remains, as historian Eric Foner sugge… OL20060281W
The existing conflict between republican government and southern oligarchy The existing conflict between republican government and southern oligarchy Green B. Raum 479 p. 23 cm OL2531014W
Deo Vindice Deo Vindice Michael A. Jefferson "Deo Vindice (pronounced dayo-vin-dee-chee):The Resurrection, is a story of one man's obsession to right the wrongs of a horrible racial injustice by empowering its victims to take matters into their… OL27698546W
A perilous proposal A perilous proposal Michael R. Phillips Two years have passed since the conclusion of the Shenandoah Sisters series, and Katie and Mayme are young women with big dreams, running Rosewood with the help of their two uncles and their friends … OL441067W
Menace on the mountain Menace on the mountain M. A. Hancock In the last days of the Civil War, a thirteen-year-old North Carolina boy spares the life of a Yankee soldier who repays the favor to the boy's family during the trying days of the Reconstruction. OL6581803W
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