From the "preeminent historian of Reconstruction" (New York Times Book Review), a newly updated edition of the prize-winning classic work on the post-Civil War

One of the most misunderstood periods in American history, Reconstruction remains relevant today because its central issue -- the role of the federal government

‘Reconstruction’ is the name given to the period that, beginning shortly before the end of the American Civil War and running until 1877, saw the frustratio

From the “preeminent historian of Reconstruction” (New York Times Book Review), an updated abridged edition of Reconstruction, the prize-winning classic wor

From one of our most distinguished historians, a new examination of the vitally important years of Emancipation and Reconstruction during and immediately follow