Reconstruction
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...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Westport, Conn. :
Praeger
c2003.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Greenwood guides to historic events, 1500-1900. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31385138*spi |
| 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: | xix, 220 p., [7] p. de lám. : il |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. [189]-207) e índice. |
| ISBN: | 9780313091339 |
