A Short History of Reconstruction Up..., Eric Foner
A Short History of Reconstruction Up..., Eric Foner
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A Short History of Reconstruction [Updated Edition]

Author: Eric Foner

Narrator: Paul Heitsch

Unabridged: 12 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 06/11/2024

Synopsis

Newly UpdatedFrom the “preeminent historian of Reconstruction” (New York Times Book Review),a newly updated abridged edition of the prize-winning classic work on the post-Civil War period which shaped modern America.“[A] smart book of enormous strengths.”--Boston Globe In this updated edition of the abridged Reconstruction, Eric Foner redefines how the post-Civil War period was viewed. Reconstruction chronicles the way in which Americans—black and white—responded to the unprecedented changes unleashed by the war and the end of slavery. It addresses the quest of emancipated slaves’ searching for economic autonomy and equal citizenship, and describes the remodeling of Southern society; the evolution of racial attitudes and patterns of race relations; and the emergence of a national state possessing vastly expanded authority and one committed, for a time, to the principle of equal rights for all Americans. This “masterful treatment of one of the most complex periods of American history” (New Republic) remains the standard work on the wrenching post-Civil War period—an era whose legacy still reverberates in the United States today.“Foner’s book traces in rich detail the bitter course of the history of the South’s failure to adjust to the revolution that brought the Civil War. Only by tracing that history and understanding can the region fully disenthrall itself even today.”—Atlanta Constitution

About Eric Foner

Eric Foner is DeWitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University and the author of several books. In 2006 he 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. He lives in New York City.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Victor on December 25, 2015

Confusing, unclear, and scattered, not unlike The Guns of August. Every sentence in the book is an uncited statement of fact, with little in the way of a narrative or an analysis of any one set of facts. Thus, I am forced to discriminate between raw statements of fact and skewed statements of inter......more

Goodreads review by Teri on March 22, 2019

This book is the abridged version of Eric Foner's Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution 1863-1877. This version is a concise review of the Reconstruction period from roughly 1863 through 1877. Foner looks at the political and social aspects of the period, covering the presidencies of Linco......more

Goodreads review by Seth D on November 09, 2019

A condensed version of Foner's definitive big scholarly work on the period, and only "short" by comparison to it; it's a very detailed look at the years after emancipation. Harshly critical of the "lost cause" historians who first defined Reconstruction, the book looks at the ultimately failed strug......more

Goodreads review by Matt on May 31, 2018

An abridged version of an earlier work, Foner's A Short History of Reconstruction is layered, engaging, and informative, particularly its opening chapters. Though the subject matter is, of course, both distressing and depressing, Foner weaves a nuanced narrative of Reconstruction America, beginning......more

Goodreads review by Jlo2756 on July 18, 2020

This was an excellent book. It is an abridged version of the authors book "Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution." I realized I did not know much about Reconstruction, so I purchased this book in order to broaden my knowledge about it. And boy did I! My understanding and knowledge of Recon......more

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