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Abraham Lincoln and Reconstruction: The Louisiana Experiment
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Abraham Lincoln and Reconstruction: The Louisiana Experiment
Contributors:
By (Author) Peyton McCrary
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
19th May 2015
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Central / national / federal government policies
Dewey:
976.305
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
444
Dimensions:
Width 178mm, Height 254mm
Weight:
765g
Description
After victorious federal troops swept through southern Louisiana in 1862, the state became the testing ground for Abraham Lincoln's approach to reconstruction, and thus the focal point for the debate over post-war policy in Washington. Peyton McCrary offers a comprehensive account of the social and political upheavals in Louisiana, set against the
