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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
Rebirth of a Nation Rebirth of a Nation Jackson Lears In the half-century between the Civil War and World War I, widespread yearning for a new beginning permeated American public life. Dreams of spiritual, moral, and physical rebirth formed the foundati… OL14935869W
Ordeal by Fire Ordeal by Fire James M. McPherson Ordeal by Fire blends the most up-to-date scholarship with interpretations based on decades of teaching, research, and writing, to tell an important story -- that of the American Civil War and Recons… OL16803309W
The Age of Capital The Age of Capital Eric Hobsbawm **The Age of Capital: 1848–1875** is a book by Eric Hobsbawm, first published in 1975. It is the second in a trilogy of books about "the long 19th century" (coined by Hobsbawm), preceded by *The Age … OL495656W