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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
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
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
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
Reconstruction following the Civil War in American history Reconstruction following the Civil War in American history Marsha Ziff Traces the history of the Reconstruction period following the Civil War, from 1865 to 1877, following the efforts of the Republican party leadership to bring the South back into the Union and to give… OL1986718W
The ordeal of the reunion The ordeal of the reunion Mark W. Summers "For a generation, scholarship on the Reconstruction era has rightly focused on the struggles of the recently enslaved for a meaningful freedom and defined its success or failure largely in those ter… OL19996788W
Interpreting American History Interpreting American History John David Smith xi, 243 pages ; 22 cm OL20234488W
Black voices from Reconstruction, 1865-1877 Black voices from Reconstruction, 1865-1877 John David Smith Examines, using original source documents, photographs and drawings, the experiences and points of view of former slaves during the period of Reconstruction following the Civil War. OL20363W
The Undertakers The Undertakers Nicole Glover >Nothing bothers Hetty and Benjy Rhodes more than a case where the answers, motives, and the murder itself feel a bit too neat. Raimond Duval, a victim of one of the many fires that have erupted rece… OL24352219W
Report of the Joint Committee on Reconstruction, at the first session, Thirty-ninth Congress Report of the Joint Committee on Reconstruction, at the first session, Thirty-ninth Congress United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Reconstruction. 1 v. (various pagings) 23 cm OL2524858W
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
Dark princess Dark princess W. E. B. Du Bois 29, 311 p. 24 cm OL28596W
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
Capitol men Capitol men Philip Dray Pulitzer Prize finalist Philip Dray shines a light on a little known group of men: the nation's first black members of Congress. These men played a critical role in pushing for much-needed reforms in… OL5731368W
The tragic era The tragic era Claude Gernade Bowers Claude Bower's history of the Johnson administration, impeachment, Grant administration, and congressional reconstruction is a very entertaining tour through this troubled period of our national hist… OL5913092W