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The Era of Reconstruction, 1865-1877
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.81
EAN: 9780394703886
ISBN: 039470388X
Label: Vintage
Manufacturer: Vintage
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: October 12, 1967
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date: October 12, 1967
Studio: Vintage
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Rating: - In The Time Of The Second American Revolution
February is Black History Month
Back in the days of my personal `pre-history' the Reconstruction period directly after the American Civil War ended in 1865 was cast as the time of the scalawags, carpetbaggers, Black Codes and ultimately after a determined fight by the `right' people in the South `redemption'. In short a time of shame in the American experience and, at least implicitly, a racist slap at blacks and their supporters. Well so much for that nonsense.
There certainly ... Read More
Rating:  - Stampp on Reconstruction
A cohesive and well-written account of Reconstruction by a world-renowned historian. Stampp does not present a flowing narrative of historical events, rather he gives his own revisionist perspective on the policies of both the Johnson administration and the Radical Republicans. An excellent work of scholarship, accessible to both the student and those with a general interest in American history - Thoroughly recommended.
Rating: - Well argued theory
The standard view of reconstruction up to the middle of the last century was that it was very bad: the radical Republicans, opposed to Lincoln's desire to show leniency toward the people of the South after the rebellion was terminated, went out of their way to see that the South was "punished." Historians began revising this view during the 1960s; Stampp's book is among the best of these revisions. Stampp admits there were many mistakes committed by the radical Republicans, and their idealistic aims, especially ... Read More
Rating:  - Stampp no more valid than Dunning
I have read the books by Stampp, Foner, Dubois, and Dunning and find that each of them has hold of a part of the history of the "elephant" (as in the blind men trying to describe something) known as Reconstruction. Dunning and his "Dunning School" on the subject was academically and historically accurate and cannot be discredited, but neither can Stampp be challenged on his attempt to revise the history of the "tragic decade" and the scar left behind by the attempt to reconstruct the ... Read More
Rating: - A Solid History of Reconstruction
What amazed me the most about this book by Kenneth Stampp is its readability. The book is suprisingly entertaining despite what some may consider its dry subject matter. Although, some of the revisionist ideas of Mr. Stampp have been taken to task by recent historians, The Era of Reconstruction still remains one of the essential tools for any student of American history.
Mr. Stampp can perhaps be taken to task for some of the far-fetched psychological connections he makes when trying to surmise the motiviations ... Read More
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