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This is a history that begins with the wake of Lee's surrender at Appomattox and traces how Reconstruction affected the divided country, leading all the way up to sectional reconciliation in its wake. It covers the events and movements that arose in the South, including the Ku... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

First published in 1918, this detailed history examines the Reconstruction period following the American Civil War. Walter Lynwood Fleming's book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the complex political and social factors that shaped the postwar American South.

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In 1912, Theodore Roosevelt addressed the American Historical Association to call for American history to be written as compelling stories of literary quality. Editor Allen Johnson of Yale University responded by publishing the Chronicles of America series: 50 succinct volumes... Read Full Overview

When the armies of the Union and of the Confederacy were disbanded in 1865, two matters had been settled beyond further dispute: the negro was to be free, and the Union was to be perpetuated. But though slavery and state sovereignty were no longer at issue, there were still many... Read Full Overview

When the armies of the Union and of the Confederacy were disbanded in 1865, two matters had been settled beyond further dispute: the negro was to be free, and the Union was to be perpetuated. But though slavery and state sovereignty were no longer at issue, there were still many... Read Full Overview

The Sequel of Appomattox: A Chronicle of the Reunion of the States is a historical book written by Walter Lynwood Fleming and published in 1919. The book is a detailed account of the events that took place after the end of the American Civil War, specifically the efforts made... Read Full Overview

The Sequel of Appomattox: A Chronicle of the Reunion of the States is a historical book written by Walter Lynwood Fleming and published in 1919. The book is a sequel to Fleming's earlier work, Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama. The book chronicles the events that took place... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview