Voices from the Reconstruction Years, 1865-1877

Download or read book Voices from the Reconstruction Years, 1865-1877 written by Glenn M. Linden and published by Cengage Learning. This book was released on 1999 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: VOICES FROM THE RECONSTRUCTION YEARS, 1865-1877 is a collection of twenty-seven first-hand accounts from those who lived through this turbulent period in American history. Newspaper articles, personal letters, and diary entries bring the reader into direct contact with some of the Americans who were deeply affected by the Reconstruction era. Chronologically arranged and framed with invaluable commentary and biographical sketches, this text offers unique insight into the heroic personalities and devistating aftermath of the Reconstruction period.