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Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877

Trace how emancipation remade citizenship, politics, and labor after the Civil War, and why violence, economic dependence, and retreating federal protection narrowed Reconstruction's democratic promise.

14 parts, about 42 minutes to read.

At a glance

Author
Eric Foner
Parts
14 parts
Reading time
about 42 minutes
The whole book
Also to read in full

What the summary covers

  1. The Questions Emancipation Opened1 min
  2. The World the War Made3 min
  3. Rehearsals for Reconstruction3 min
  4. The Meaning of Freedom3 min
  5. Ambiguities of Free Labor3 min
  6. The Failure of Presidential Reconstruction3 min
  7. The Making of Radical Reconstruction3 min
  8. Blueprints for a Republican South4 min
  9. Reconstruction: Political and Economic5 min
  10. The Challenge of Enforcement2 min
  11. The Reconstruction of the North3 min
  12. The Politics of Depression4 min
  13. Redemption and After4 min
  14. The River Has Its Bend1 min

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