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The Wars of Reconstruction

2019-04-11T17:45:23Z

Bbosley:

{{Infobox book
| name = The Wars of Reconstruction: The Brief, Violent History of America's Most Progressive Era
| image = [[File:WarsOfReconstruction.jpg|alt=image]]
| image_caption = Book cover for The Wars of Reconstruction
| author = Douglas R. Egerton
| country = United States
| language = English
| publisher = Bloomsbury Press
| pub_date = 2014
| pages = 438 pages
| isbn = 978-1-60819-573-2
| oclc = 827256869
}}

Douglas Egerton's ''The Wars of Reconstruction'' is a book that looks at the political offices held by blacks during the reconstruction period. Furthermore, this book looks at the ways that white allies and black activists, veterans, ministers, as well as other black leaders, were willing to risk their lives during this period to end a presidency built on racism as well as challenging the everyday notions of racism in the South. Egerton argues through this lens that the Reconstruction era was not a failure but rather a time for progressive reformation to take place in the South. The first chapter of the book discusses how the Union slowly allowed black soldiers to fight during the civil war. This chapter also discusses the ways that black soldiers had to fight to be treated equally and obtain an equal wage for their service. The second chapter discusses the fugitive slaves and race relations during this period by looking at how black slaves learned as children how to interact with white people. Egerton uses this section to talk about the contraband act that was passed by the Union, and the many white owners who had false perceptions of their slaves as being devoted, which was disrupted as slaves left their plantation or claimed their owners material property such as beds, clothing, and other goods. The following discusses the north or in this case, the "Yankee's" influence in the South, particularly through the Freedmen's Bureau and the other orders put in place by the Northern government that established. However, with the death of Abraham Lincoln, many of the government orders established were later removed by the new president Andrew Johnson. Thus, Egerton shows how the removal of government supported foundation for freed blacks forced blacks to establish institutions for their community.

However, as can be seen in the following chapters, the attempts by the black community to uplift their own was met with white suppression and resulted in violence, such as the burning of black institutions as well as the massacre of blacks. However, this does not stop blacks and their white allies from trying to create opportunities within their community. In the final chapter of the book Egerton, connects the history of the Reconstruction era with the climate of 2014 by looking at the ways that white confederate history has been memorialized with the creation of institutions and statues. Egerton calls for his readers to look at the ways that South Carolina had not created a statue celebrating many of its first black elected officials until then. Overall, this book causes the reader to see the impact that the Reconstruction era had in creating opportunities for the black community by offering them space and time; although it was limited, to exercise their newly gained freedoms.

[[Category: 19th Century United States]]
[[Category:Reconstruction]]
[[Category:South Carolina]]
[[Category:Douglass Egerton]]
[[Category:African American]]

The Wars of Reconstruction

2019-04-11T17:45:09Z

Bbosley:

{{Infobox book
| name = The Wars of Reconstruction: The Brief, Violent History of America's Most Progressive Era
| image = [[File:WarsOfReconstruction.jpg|alt=image]]
| image_caption = Book cover for The Wars of Reconstruction
| author = Douglas R. Egerton
| country = United States
| language = English
| publisher = Bloomsbury Press
| pub_date = 2014
| pages = 438 pages
| isbn = 978-1-60819-573-2
| oclc = 827256869
}}

Douglas Egerton's ''The Wars of Reconstruction'' is a book that looks at the political offices held by blacks during the reconstruction period. Furthermore, this book looks at the ways that white allies and black activists, veterans, ministers, as well as other black leaders, were willing to risk their lives during this period to end a presidency built on racism as well as challenging the everyday notions of racism in the South. Egerton argues through this lens that the Reconstruction era was not a failure but rather a time for progressive reformation to take place in the South. The first chapter of the book discusses how the Union slowly allowed black soldiers to fight during the civil war. This chapter also discusses the ways that black soldiers had to fight to be treated equally and obtain an equal wage for their service. The second chapter discusses the fugitive slaves and race relations during this period by looking at how black slaves learned as children how to interact with white people. Egerton uses this section to talk about the contraband act that was passed by the Union, and the many white owners who had false perceptions of their slaves as being devoted, which was disrupted as slaves left their plantation or claimed their owners material property such as beds, clothing, and other goods. The following discusses the north or in this case, the "Yankee's" influence in the South, particularly through the Freedmen's Bureau and the other orders put in place by the Northern government that established. However, with the death of Abraham Lincoln, many of the government orders established were later removed by the new president Andrew Johnson. Thus, Egerton shows how the removal of government supported foundation for freed blacks forced blacks to establish institutions for their community.
However, as can be seen in the following chapters, the attempts by the black community to uplift their own was met with white suppression and resulted in violence, such as the burning of black institutions as well as the massacre of blacks. However, this does not stop blacks and their white allies from trying to create opportunities within their community. In the final chapter of the book Egerton, connects the history of the Reconstruction era with the climate of 2014 by looking at the ways that white confederate history has been memorialized with the creation of institutions and statues. Egerton calls for his readers to look at the ways that South Carolina had not created a statue celebrating many of its first black elected officials until then. Overall, this book causes the reader to see the impact that the Reconstruction era had in creating opportunities for the black community by offering them space and time; although it was limited, to exercise their newly gained freedoms.

[[Category: 19th Century United States]]
[[Category:Reconstruction]]
[[Category:South Carolina]]
[[Category:Douglass Egerton]]
[[Category:African American]]

The Wars of Reconstruction

2019-03-10T21:13:15Z

Bbosley:

{{Infobox book
| name = The Wars of Reconstruction: The Brief, Violent History of America's Most Progressive Era
| image = [[File:WarsOfReconstruction.jpg|alt=image]]
| image_caption = Book cover for The Wars of Reconstruction
| author = Douglas R. Egerton
| country = United States
| language = English
| publisher = Bloomsbury Press
| pub_date = 2014
| pages = 438 pages
| isbn = 978-1-60819-573-2
| oclc = 827256869
}}

Douglas Egerton's ''The Wars of Reconstruction'' is a book that looks at the political offices held by blacks during the reconstruction period. Furthermore, this book looks at the ways that white allies and black activist, veterans, ministers, as well as other black leaders were willing to risk their lives during this period to end a racial presidency as well as challenging the everyday notions of racism in the south. Egerton argues through this lens that the Reconstruction era was not a failure but rather a time for progressive reformation to take place in the south. The first chapter of the book discusses how the Union slowly allowed black soldiers to fight during the civil war. This chapter also discusses the ways that black soldiers had to fight to be treated equally and obtain an equal wage for their service. The second chapter discusses the fugitive slaves and race relations during this period by looking at how black slaves learned as children how to interact with white people. Egerton uses this section to talk about the contraband act that was passed by the Union, and the many white owners who had false perceptions of their slaves as being devoted which was disrupted as slaves left their plantation or claimed their owners material property such as beds, clothing, and other goods. The following discusses the north or in this case, the "Yankees" influence in the south particularly through the Freedmen's Bureau and the other orders put in place by the Northern government that established. However, with the death of Abraham Lincoln, many of the government orders established were later removed by the new president Andrew Johnson. Thus, Egerton shows how the removal of government supported foundation for freed blacks helped in creating a large effort by the black community for establishing institutions for their community. However, as can be seen in the following chapters, the effort by the black community to uplift their own was met with white suppression and resulted in violence such as the burning of black institutions as well as the massacre of black bodies. However, this does not stop blacks and their white allies from trying to create opportunities within their community. In the final chapter of the book Egerton, connects the history of the Reconstruction era with the climate of 2014 by looking at the ways that white confederate history has been memorialized with the creation of institutions and statues. Egerton calls for his readers to look at the ways that South Carolina had not created a statue celebrating many of their first black elected officials until then. Overall this book causes the reader to see the impact that the reconstruction era had in creating opportunities for the black community by offering them space and time; although it was limited, to exercise their newly gained freedoms.

The Wars of Reconstruction

2019-03-10T21:11:27Z

Bbosley: This page reviews Douglas Egerton's "The Wars of Reconstruction"

{{Infobox book
| name = The Wars of Reconstruction: The Brief, Violent History of America's Most Progressive Era
| image = [[WarsOfReconstruction.jpg|200px|alt=Cover]]
| image_caption = Book cover for The Wars of Reconstruction
| author = Douglas R. Egerton
| country = United States
| language = English
| publisher = Bloomsbury Press
| pub_date = 2014
| pages = 438 pages
| isbn = 978-1-60819-573-2
| oclc = 827256869
}}

Douglas Egerton's ''The Wars of Reconstruction'' is a book that looks at the political offices held by blacks during the reconstruction period. Furthermore, this book looks at the ways that white allies and black activist, veterans, ministers, as well as other black leaders were willing to risk their lives during this period to end a racial presidency as well as challenging the everyday notions of racism in the south. Egerton argues through this lens that the Reconstruction era was not a failure but rather a time for progressive reformation to take place in the south. The first chapter of the book discusses how the Union slowly allowed black soldiers to fight during the civil war. This chapter also discusses the ways that black soldiers had to fight to be treated equally and obtain an equal wage for their service. The second chapter discusses the fugitive slaves and race relations during this period by looking at how black slaves learned as children how to interact with white people. Egerton uses this section to talk about the contraband act that was passed by the Union, and the many white owners who had false perceptions of their slaves as being devoted which was disrupted as slaves left their plantation or claimed their owners material property such as beds, clothing, and other goods. The following discusses the north or in this case, the "Yankees" influence in the south particularly through the Freedmen's Bureau and the other orders put in place by the Northern government that established. However, with the death of Abraham Lincoln, many of the government orders established were later removed by the new president Andrew Johnson. Thus, Egerton shows how the removal of government supported foundation for freed blacks helped in creating a large effort by the black community for establishing institutions for their own community. However, as can be seen in the following chapters, the effort by the black community to uplift their own was met with white suppression and resulted in violence such as the burning of black institutions as well as the massacre of black bodies. However, this does not stop blacks and their white allies from trying to create opportunities within their community. In the final chapter of the book Egerton, connects the history of the Reconstruction era with the climate of 2014 by looking at the ways that white confederate history has been memorialized with the creation of institutions and statues. Egerton calls for his readers to look at the ways that South Carolina had not created a statue celebrating many of their firts black elected officials until then. Overall this book causes the reader to see the impact that the reconstruction era had in creatign oppurtunities for the black community by offerign them a space and time; although it was limited, to excercise thier newly gained freedoms.

File:WarsOfReconstruction.jpg

2019-03-10T21:09:37Z

Bbosley:

Nineteeth Century United States

2019-03-10T17:00:28Z

Bbosley:

==Book Summaries==
* Menahem Blondheim. [[News over the Wires|News over the Wires: The Telegraph and the Flow of Public Information in America, 1844-1897]] (1994).
* Paul Boyer. [[Urban Masses and Moral Order in America, 1820-1920]] (1992).
* Amy Bridges. [[A City in the Republic|A City in the Republic: Antebellum New York and the Origins of Machine Politics]] (2008).
* Henry Bryant and Katina VanCronkhite. [[Images of America: East Atlanta]] (2014).
* Francis G. Couvares. [[The Remaking of Pittsburgh|The Remaking of Pittsburgh: Class and Culture in an Industrializing City 1877-1919]] (1984).
* Albert Bricker. [[Democracy of Soundz|Democracy of Sound: Music Piracy and the Remaking of American Copyright in the Twentieth Century]]
* Robin L. Einhorn. [[Property Rules|Property Rules: Political Economy in Chicago, 1833-1872]] (2001).
* Douglas R. Egerton. [[The Wars of Reconstruction|The Wars of Reconstruction: The Brief, Violent History of America's Most Progressive Era]] (2014).
* Philip J. Ethington. [[The Public City|The Public City: The Political Construction of Urban Life in San Francisco, 1850-1900]] (2001).
* Ann Fabian. [[Card Sharps and Bucket Shops|Card Sharps and Bucket Shops: Gambling in Nineteenth-Century America]] (1999).
* Drew Gilpin Faust. [[This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War]] (2008).
* Eric Foner. [[Reconstruction|Reconstruction: America’s Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877]] (2002).
* David B. Freeman. [[Carved in Stone|Carved in Stone: The History of Stone Mountain]] (1997).
* Gary Gallagher and Alan Nolan (ed). [[The Myth of the Lost Cause and Civil War History|The Myth of the Lost Cause and Civil War History]] (2000).
* Eugene D. Genovese. [[Roll, Jordan, Roll|Roll, Jordan, Roll: The World the Slaves Made]] (1976).
* Paul Gilroy [http://tropicsofmeta.wordpress.com/2012/12/11/the-modern-paul-gilroy-modernity-transnationalism-and-the-impact-of-the-black-atlantic-on-history/ The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double Consciousness] (1993).
* Steven Hahn. [[A Nation under Our Feet|A Nation under Our Feet: Black Political Struggles in the Rural South from Slavery to the Great Migration]] (2005).
* Harper-Ho, V. [[Noncitizen Voting Rights|Noncitizen Voting Rights: The History, the Law and Current Prospects for Change]]. Immigr. & Nat’lity L. Rev., 21, 477. (2000).
* Steven Hertzberg. [[Strangers Within the Gate City|Strangers Within the Gate City: The Jews of Atlanta, 1845-1915]] (1978).
* Thomas R. Hietala. [[Manifest Design|Manifest Design: American Exceptionalism and Empire]] (2002).
* Richard Hofstadter. [[The American Political Tradition|The American Political Tradition: And the Men Who Made it]] (1989).
* Richard Hofstadter.[[Social Darwinism in American Thought]] (1992).
* Michael F. Holt.[[Political Parties and American Political Development from the Age of Jackson to the Age of Lincoln]] (1992).
* John R. Hornady.[[Atlanta, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow]] (1922).
* Noel Ignatiev. [[How the Irish Became White|How the Irish Became White]] (1995).
* Amy Kaplan.[[The Anarchy of Empire in the Making of U.S. Culture]] (2005).
* Ari Kelman. [[A Misplaced Massacre]] (2013).
* Philip S. Klein. [[President James Buchanan| President James Buchanan: A Biography]] (1962).
* Larry D. Kramer, [[The People Themselves: Popular Constitutionalism and Judicial Review]] (2004).
* Leon Litwack. [[North of Slavery|North of Slavery: The Negro in the Free States: 1790 – 1860]] (1961).
* Drew R. McCoy. [[The Elusive Republic|The Elusive Republic: Political Economy in Jeffersonian America]] (1996).
* Pearson, R. [[Towards an Historical Model of Services Innovation|Towards an Historical Model of Services Innovation: The Case of the Insurance Industry, 1700–1914]]. The Economic History Review, 50(2) , 235–256. (1997).
* Howard N. Rabinowitz. [[Race Relations in the Urban South|Race Relations in the Urban South: 1865 – 1890]] (1978).
* Wallace Putnam Reed. [[History of Atlanta, Georgia|History of Atlanta, Georgia: with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers]] (2011).
* Heather Cox Richardson. [[The Death of Reconstruction|The Death of Reconstruction: Race, Labor, and Politics in the Post-Civil War North, 1865-1901]] (2004).
* Daniel T. Rodgers. [[Contested Truths|Contested Truths: Keywords in American Politics Since Independence]] (1998).
* Mary P. Ryan. [[Women in Public|Women in Public: Between Banners and Ballots, 1825-1880]] (1992).
* Claudio Saunt. [[Black, White, and Indian|Black, White, and Indian: Race and the Unmasking of an American Family]] (2005).
* Allison L. Sneider. [[Suffragists in an Imperial Age|Suffragists in an Imperial Age: U.S. Expansion and the Woman Question, 1870-1929]] (2008).
* Christine Stansell. [[City of Women|City of Women: Sex and Class in New York, 1789-1860]] (1987).
* Ann Laura Stoler. [[Haunted by Empire|Haunted by Empire: Geographies of Intimacy in North American History]] (2006).
* Wendy Hamand Venet. [[A Changing Wind|A Changing Wind: Commerce and Conflict in Civil War Atlanta]] (2014).
* Sam Bass Warner, Jr. [[The Private City|The Private City: Philadelphia in Three Periods of Its Growth]] (1987).
* Sean Wilentz. [[Chants Democratic|Chants Democratic: New York City and the Rise of the American Working Class, 1788-1850, 20th Anniversary Edition]] (1984).
* Richard C. Wade. [[Slavery in the Cities|Slavery in the Cities: The South, 1820 - 1860]] (1964).
* T. Harry Williams.[[Lincoln and His Generals]] (1952).
*Zimmerman, Andrew. [http://tropicsofmeta.wordpress.com/2011/09/26/the-ties-that-bind-the-transnational-trick-of-immobilizing-the-mobile/ Alabama in Africa: Booker T. Washington, the German Empire, and the Globalization of the New South] (2010).
* Charles M. Haecker and Jeffrey G. Mauck. [[On the Prairie of Palo Alto|On the Prairie of Palo Alto: Historical Archaeology of the U.S.-Mexican War Battlefield]] (1997).

Nineteeth Century United States

2019-03-10T16:57:37Z

Bbosley:

==Book Summaries==
* Menahem Blondheim. [[News over the Wires|News over the Wires: The Telegraph and the Flow of Public Information in America, 1844-1897]] (1994).
* Paul Boyer. [[Urban Masses and Moral Order in America, 1820-1920]] (1992).
* Amy Bridges. [[A City in the Republic|A City in the Republic: Antebellum New York and the Origins of Machine Politics]] (2008).
* Henry Bryant and Katina VanCronkhite. [[Images of America: East Atlanta]] (2014).
* Francis G. Couvares. [[The Remaking of Pittsburgh|The Remaking of Pittsburgh: Class and Culture in an Industrializing City 1877-1919]] (1984).
* Albert Bricker. [[Democracy of Soundz|Democracy of Sound: Music Piracy and the Remaking of American Copyright in the Twentieth Century]]
* Robin L. Einhorn. [[Property Rules|Property Rules: Political Economy in Chicago, 1833-1872]] (2001).
* Douglass R. Egerton. [[The Wars of Reconstruction|The Wars of Reconstruction: The Brief, Violent History of America's Most Progressive Era]] (2014).
* Philip J. Ethington. [[The Public City|The Public City: The Political Construction of Urban Life in San Francisco, 1850-1900]] (2001).
* Ann Fabian. [[Card Sharps and Bucket Shops|Card Sharps and Bucket Shops: Gambling in Nineteenth-Century America]] (1999).
* Drew Gilpin Faust. [[This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War]] (2008).
* Eric Foner. [[Reconstruction|Reconstruction: America’s Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877]] (2002).
* David B. Freeman. [[Carved in Stone|Carved in Stone: The History of Stone Mountain]] (1997).
* Gary Gallagher and Alan Nolan (ed). [[The Myth of the Lost Cause and Civil War History|The Myth of the Lost Cause and Civil War History]] (2000).
* Eugene D. Genovese. [[Roll, Jordan, Roll|Roll, Jordan, Roll: The World the Slaves Made]] (1976).
* Paul Gilroy [http://tropicsofmeta.wordpress.com/2012/12/11/the-modern-paul-gilroy-modernity-transnationalism-and-the-impact-of-the-black-atlantic-on-history/ The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double Consciousness] (1993).
* Steven Hahn. [[A Nation under Our Feet|A Nation under Our Feet: Black Political Struggles in the Rural South from Slavery to the Great Migration]] (2005).
* Harper-Ho, V. [[Noncitizen Voting Rights|Noncitizen Voting Rights: The History, the Law and Current Prospects for Change]]. Immigr. & Nat’lity L. Rev., 21, 477. (2000).
* Steven Hertzberg. [[Strangers Within the Gate City|Strangers Within the Gate City: The Jews of Atlanta, 1845-1915]] (1978).
* Thomas R. Hietala. [[Manifest Design|Manifest Design: American Exceptionalism and Empire]] (2002).
* Richard Hofstadter. [[The American Political Tradition|The American Political Tradition: And the Men Who Made it]] (1989).
* Richard Hofstadter.[[Social Darwinism in American Thought]] (1992).
* Michael F. Holt.[[Political Parties and American Political Development from the Age of Jackson to the Age of Lincoln]] (1992).
* John R. Hornady.[[Atlanta, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow]] (1922).
* Noel Ignatiev. [[How the Irish Became White|How the Irish Became White]] (1995).
* Amy Kaplan.[[The Anarchy of Empire in the Making of U.S. Culture]] (2005).
* Ari Kelman. [[A Misplaced Massacre]] (2013).
* Philip S. Klein. [[President James Buchanan| President James Buchanan: A Biography]] (1962).
* Larry D. Kramer, [[The People Themselves: Popular Constitutionalism and Judicial Review]] (2004).
* Leon Litwack. [[North of Slavery|North of Slavery: The Negro in the Free States: 1790 – 1860]] (1961).
* Drew R. McCoy. [[The Elusive Republic|The Elusive Republic: Political Economy in Jeffersonian America]] (1996).
* Pearson, R. [[Towards an Historical Model of Services Innovation|Towards an Historical Model of Services Innovation: The Case of the Insurance Industry, 1700–1914]]. The Economic History Review, 50(2) , 235–256. (1997).
* Howard N. Rabinowitz. [[Race Relations in the Urban South|Race Relations in the Urban South: 1865 – 1890]] (1978).
* Wallace Putnam Reed. [[History of Atlanta, Georgia|History of Atlanta, Georgia: with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers]] (2011).
* Heather Cox Richardson. [[The Death of Reconstruction|The Death of Reconstruction: Race, Labor, and Politics in the Post-Civil War North, 1865-1901]] (2004).
* Daniel T. Rodgers. [[Contested Truths|Contested Truths: Keywords in American Politics Since Independence]] (1998).
* Mary P. Ryan. [[Women in Public|Women in Public: Between Banners and Ballots, 1825-1880]] (1992).
* Claudio Saunt. [[Black, White, and Indian|Black, White, and Indian: Race and the Unmasking of an American Family]] (2005).
* Allison L. Sneider. [[Suffragists in an Imperial Age|Suffragists in an Imperial Age: U.S. Expansion and the Woman Question, 1870-1929]] (2008).
* Christine Stansell. [[City of Women|City of Women: Sex and Class in New York, 1789-1860]] (1987).
* Ann Laura Stoler. [[Haunted by Empire|Haunted by Empire: Geographies of Intimacy in North American History]] (2006).
* Wendy Hamand Venet. [[A Changing Wind|A Changing Wind: Commerce and Conflict in Civil War Atlanta]] (2014).
* Sam Bass Warner, Jr. [[The Private City|The Private City: Philadelphia in Three Periods of Its Growth]] (1987).
* Sean Wilentz. [[Chants Democratic|Chants Democratic: New York City and the Rise of the American Working Class, 1788-1850, 20th Anniversary Edition]] (1984).
* Richard C. Wade. [[Slavery in the Cities|Slavery in the Cities: The South, 1820 - 1860]] (1964).
* T. Harry Williams.[[Lincoln and His Generals]] (1952).
*Zimmerman, Andrew. [http://tropicsofmeta.wordpress.com/2011/09/26/the-ties-that-bind-the-transnational-trick-of-immobilizing-the-mobile/ Alabama in Africa: Booker T. Washington, the German Empire, and the Globalization of the New South] (2010).
* Charles M. Haecker and Jeffrey G. Mauck. [[On the Prairie of Palo Alto|On the Prairie of Palo Alto: Historical Archaeology of the U.S.-Mexican War Battlefield]] (1997).