His splendid book, the first major overall treatment of the controversial era. It redefined how reconstruction was viewed by historians and people everywhere in its chronicling of how americans black and white responded to the unprecedented changes unleashed by the war and the end of slavery. Americas unfinished revolution, 18631877 perennial. America s unfinished revolution, 18631877 by eric foner overview newly reissued with a new introduction. The period following the civil war was one of the most controversial eras in american history. This masterful treatment of one of the most complex periods of ame.
This smart book of enormous strengths boston globe has become the classic work on the wrenching postcivil war period, an era whose legacy reverberates in the united states to this day. Americas unfinished revolution, 18631877 1988 is a nonfiction book by the american historian eric foner. America s unfinished revolution 18631877 from the worlds largest community of readers. Based on 98 sets of private papers and more than fifty contemporary periodicals and newspapers, eric foners reconstruction is a superbly researched work of history. Aptly, his subtitle is americas unfinished revolution. America s unfinished revolution, 18631877 by foner, eric.
Americas unfinished revolution was originally published in 1988, nearly 30 years ago with the conscious purpose of countering the myths of reconstruction that had grown up as part of the lost cause movement and the later jim crow and segregation eras. America s unfinished revolution, 18631877 harper perennial modern classics foner, eric on. Eric foners masterful treatment of one of the most complex periods of american history new republic redefined how the postcivil war period was viewed. Comprehensive and dense, the book still stands as the best starting point for any inquiry into the period. But this book is more than simply a synthesis that. This is by far the best and most influential book on a critical period that has been politically. Americas unfinished revolution, 18631877 harper perennial modern classics paperback december 2, 2014. Americas unfinished revolution, 18631877, eric foner has written a masterful chronicle of that period in american history which seems to inspire the most passion and to. America s unfinished revolution, 18631877 harper perennial modern classics. Du bois emphasis on the revolutionary character of reconstruction was affirmed by eric foners landmark book, reconstruction. This comprehensive account of the period captures the drama of those turbulent years that played such an important role in shaping modern america. Amid its maze of details, however, one can easily lose sight of foners argument. Americas unfinished revolution, 18631877 and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle.
Essentially a text book, so hard to read straight through given density of original material, but pretty much the book you need to read if this subject is of interest. Reconstruction updated edition eric foner paperback. By the early twentyfirst century, du bois black reconstruction was widely perceived as the foundational text of revisionist african american historiography. Reconstruction americas unfinished revolution 1863 1877. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. Reconstruction americas unfinished revolution 18631877. Americas unfinished revolution, 18631877, and with that the scholarly demolition of the dunning school was complete. Foner describes the impact of his work by citing historians who use the unfinished revolution framework to examine the disappointments of reconstruction, including stephen kantrowitzs more than freedom updated edition, xl. See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. It won awards because of its brilliant description of the political process of the reconstruction. Americas unfinished revolution 18631877 is an uninformative slog which paradoxically is still deserving of the all the many prizes it received when it was published in 1988. I gradually read eric foners comprehensive reconstruction. America s unfinished revolution, 18631877, updated ed.
This smart book of enormous strengths boston globe has since gone on to. His online courses on the civil war and reconstruction, published in 2014, are available from columbia university on columbiax. Historian eric foner chronicles the way in which americans black and white responded to the unprecedented changes unleashed by the war and the end of slavery. Then in 1988 eric foner published his definitive account, reconstruction. Reconstruction book hillsborough county public library. The listed critical essays and books will be invaluable for writing essays and papers on reconstruction 18651877. This masterful treatment of one of the most complex periods of american history new republic made history when it was originally published in 1988. This smart book of enormous strengths, highly influenced by w. America s unfinished revolution, 18631877 summary reconstruction. The short version of the book is that the failure of reconstruction was a mix of economic problems, government corruption this was present in both parties, but the republicans as the majority party, and the party of former slave office holders in the south was blamed more strongly and. Foner is a leading contemporary historian of the reconstruction period, having published reconstruction. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers all about reconstruction. The paperback of the reconstruction updated edition. America s unfinished revolution 18631877 is an uninformative slog which paradoxically is still deserving of the all the many prizes it received when it was published in 1988.
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Americas unfinished revolution, 1863 1877 eric foner on. America s unfinished revolution 18631877 is a historical account of the years following the civil war, known as the reconstruction era, and how the political, economic, and social environments were changed in both the north and south during this period. Reconstruction, americas unfinished revolution, 1863. Foner presents a fourpart argument in reconstruction.
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