America's Reconstruction: People and Politics After the Civil War

by Eric Foner, Olivia Mahoney

An illustrated companion volume to the first major museum exhibit on the era of Reconstruction, written by the author of Reconstruction , the award-winning definitive book on the period.

Genres: American History, History, Civil War

151 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1995

About the author

Eric Foner is DeWitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University, where he earned his B.A. and Ph.D. In his teaching and scholarship, Foner focuses on the Civil War and Reconstruction, slavery, and nineteenth-century America. His Reconstruction: America’s Unfinished Revolution, 1863–1877, won the Bancroft, Parkman, and Los Angeles Times Book prizes and remains the standard history of the period. His latest book published in 2010 is The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery.

In 2006 Foner received the Presidential Award for Outstanding Teaching at Columbia University. He has served as president of the Organization of American Historians, the American Historical Association, and the Society of American Historians.

Reviews

[Stacy Croushorn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Too short for comprehensive view. Look to his other books for better coverage.

[AFMasten · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderfully concise and readable. Excellent pictures and captions. Great for an undergraduate class.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a short but informative overview of the Reconstruction period after the US Civil War (roughly 1865-1877). Eric Foner is the great expert on Reconstruction, and this volume condenses the history in clear language while also providing an exemplary array of visual illustrations--lithographs, photographs, artifacts all explained. Contains also several short highlights of specific individuals. The book was complementary to an exhibit on Reconstruction that toured the country.