Reconstruction: America After the Civil War

by Zak Mettger

Focusing on the post-Civil War years of Reconstruction, from 1865 to 1877, this visual history discusses attempts to rebuild the South, the plight of the former slaves, the rise of the Ku Klux Klan, and the struggle to heal the Union's wounds.

Genres: Nonfiction

128 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 1994

Reviews

[m · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good short book, well worth reading twice.

I bought this at a library sale: the fifth volume in a series entitled "Young Readers' History of the Civil War." It appears to be intended for middle- or high-school-aged students, so it was a good fit for me for my level of familiarity with the subject. The writing is succinct; the pictures, lithographs, illustrations, & handbill reproductions are not so much frosting on the cake but rather an important part of the meal's main course.

An electronic version of this book can be checked out here:

https://openlibrary.org/works/OL39558...

This book piqued my interest in Katharine Du Pre Lumpkin's memoir The Making of a Southerner (University of Georgia Press, 1991, 280 pages) and in J. T. Trowbridge's The South: A Tour of the Battle-Fields and Ruined Cities (1866), which is also available at Open Library.

https://openlibrary.org/books/OL56865...

[Maya B · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good history lesson. Some parts could have used a little more detail