Louis P Masur

Lincoln's Last Speech

Wartime Reconstruction and the Crisis of Reunion

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Produktbeschreibung

Louis P. Masur uses Abraham Lincoln's final public address in April 1865 to trace the debate over reconstruction policies from the earliest days of the Civil War.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. April 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 7mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 388g
• ISBN-13: 9780190218393
• ISBN-10: 0190218398
• Artikelnr.: 42461844

Autorenporträt

Louis Masur is Distinguished Professor of American Studies and History at Rutgers University. He is the author of many books, including, most recently, The Civil War: A Concise History and Lincoln's Hundred Days: The Emancipation Proclamation and the War for the Union.

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue: "Gladness of Heart "
Chapter 1: "A Large Share of Thought From the First "
Chapter 2: "Proper, Practical Relation "
Chapter 3: "A Pernicious Abstraction "
Chapter 4: "A Plan of Re-construction "
Chapter 5: "We, the Loyal People, Differ "
Chapter 6: "Fraught With Difficulty "
Chapter 7: "A Righteous and Speedy Peace "
Chapter 8: "The Egg is to the Fowl "
Afterword: "The Present 'Situation' "