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Informationen zum Autor Stanley Harrold is Professor of History at South Carolina State University and coauthor (with Darlene Clark Hine and William C. Hine) of the textbook African American Odyssey! Third Edition (2006). His most recent books include The Rise of Aggressive Abolitionism: Addresses to the Slaves (2004)! Subversives: Antislavery Community in Washington! D.C.! 1828-1865 (2003)!and American Abolitionists (2001). He is coeditor (with Randall Miller) of the series "Southern Dissent"! and his articles have appeared in Civil War History! Journal of Southern History! Radical History Review! and Journal of the Early Republic. Klappentext This volume deals with two momentous and interrelated events in American history. The American Civil War is the country's largest and most significant war, as northern victory created national sovereignty and ended legal slavery. Reconstruction, although intricately linked to the Civil War, has a more complicated and darker legacy. During this era, the U.S. government undertook a limited effort in behalf of black citizenship, and--faced with violent resistance from white southerners--abandoned the effort. Emancipated and enfranchised after the Civil War, African Americans contributed to the economic, social, and political Reconstruction of the South only to see their efforts come to an end due to southern white resistance and northern indifference.This reader provides students with a collection of more than sixty essential documentary sources for these periods, including presidential addresses, official reports, songs and poems, and a variety of eyewitness testimony concerning significant (and often dramatic) events. Contextualizing headnotes explain the importance of each document.Harrold's introduction includes an explanation of how historians analyze, contextualize, and interpret a variety of primary sources related to the Civil War and Reconstruction, allowing students to acquire a better understanding of the raw materials with which historians create narratives of the past, and making this volume a valuable supplement to a variety of courses. Zusammenfassung This volume deals with two momentous and interrelated events in American history. The American Civil War is the country's largest and most significant war, as northern victory created national sovereignty and ended legal slavery. Reconstruction, although intricately linked to the Civil War, has a more complicated and darker legacy. During this era, the U.S. government undertook a limited effort in behalf of black citizenship, and--faced with violent resistance from white southerners--abandoned the effort. Emancipated and enfranchised after the Civil War, African Americans contributed to the economic, social, and political Reconstruction of the South only to see their efforts come to an end due to southern white resistance and northern indifference.This reader provides students with a collection of more than sixty essential documentary sources for these periods, including presidential addresses, official reports, songs and poems, and a variety of eyewitness testimony concerning significant (and often dramatic) events. Contextualizing headnotes explain the importance of each document.Harrold's introduction includes an explanation of how historians analyze, contextualize, and interpret a variety of primary sources related to the Civil War and Reconstruction, allowing students to acquire a better understanding of the raw materials with which historians create narratives of the past, and making this volume a valuable supplement to a variety of courses. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction.I: Causes.II: Disunion to War.III: Battles.IV: Soldiers' Experiences.V: Homefronts.VI: Political Perspectives.VII: The Trans-Mississippi West.VIII: Reconstruction.Suggested Reading...
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Introduction.I: Causes.II: Disunion to War.III: Battles.IV: Soldiers' Experiences.V: Homefronts.VI: Political Perspectives.VII: The Trans-Mississippi West.VIII: Reconstruction.Suggested Reading
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"A rich mix of documents, extending chronologically from Garrison s 1833 Declaration of Sentiments to Tourgée s grim 1879 commentary on Reconstruction. Here the words of Lincoln and Calhoun mingle with those of lesser-known folk: a woman soldier, a witness to the Sand Creek Massacre, black South Carolinians asserting their rights of citizenship. Excellent for course adoption."
Elizabeth Leonard, Colby College
"This most useful collection of first-hand testimony sheds light on the origins of the Civil War, the civilian and military sides of the conflict, and its contentious aftermath during Reconstruction. Compelling as well as instructive, these accounts reveal a nation grappling with issues both profoundly important and dramatic."
Gary W. Gallagher, University of Virginia
"A balanced collection, expertly introduced and edited, that will serve students and teachers well for years to come. Harrold s reader is distinguished by the breadth of depth of its sources, giving readers a comprehensive view of the war years and Reconstruction."
Aaron Sheehan-Dean, University of North Florida
"An excellent collection of materials on the era of the Civil War and Reconstruction. It will be of enormous value to all students of this tumultuous period in US history."
John Ashworth, University of Nottingham
"Professor Harrold's compilation of primary documents offers a useful and thorough coverage of the Civil War and Reconstruction era including a student-friendly selection of songs, poetry, newspaper articles, illustrations, and political cartoons."
Joan Waugh, University of California, Los Angeles
"Harrold has deftly drawn from the political, social, military, and economic history of the north, south, and west to provide a comprehensive picture of America in the Civil War era."
Heather Cox Richardson, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
