Table of Contents

Illustrations Editor's Foreword 1: The Aftermath of War 2: Presidential Peacemaking 3: Reconstruction: Confederate Style 4: Confederate Reconstruction Under Fire 5: Challenge by Congress 6: The South's New Leaders 7: Constitution-making in the Radical South 8: Reconstruction - Black and White 9: Counter Reconstruction 10: Economic and Social Reconstruction 11: The Era Begins To End 12: The Aftermath of "Redemption" Important Dates Suggested Reading Acknowledgments Index