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Few periods in American history have aroused as much debate as the years immediately after the Civil War, those commonly referred to simply as Reconstruction. The victorious North had to determine how to treat the vanquished South and how to make a nation whole once again. The divisive issues of fre...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Westport, Conn. :
Praeger,
©2003.
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| Colección: | Greenwood guides to historic events, 1500-1900.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Few periods in American history have aroused as much debate as the years immediately after the Civil War, those commonly referred to simply as Reconstruction. The victorious North had to determine how to treat the vanquished South and how to make a nation whole once again. The divisive issues of freedom and civil rights became even more complex than before the War and dominated national politics. Also at stake was the balance of power among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government. Before it was all over, a president was impeached (though not convicted), and a rigorous p. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xix, 220 pages, 7 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-207) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780313091339 0313091331 1282419668 9781282419667 9786612419669 6612419660 |
| ISSN: | 1538-442X |