Lincoln and Reconstruction Rodrigue Paperback MP–SIL Southern Illinois Uni

Lincoln and ReconstructionAuthor(s): John C Rodrigue\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Southern Illinois University Press, United States\nImprint: Southern Illinois University Press\nISBN-13: 9780809338917, 978-0809338917\nSynopsis\nAlthough Abraham Lincoln dominates the literature on the American Civil War, he remains less commonly associated with reconstruction. Previous scholarly works touch on Lincoln and reconstruction, but they tend either to speculate on what Lincoln might have done after the war had he not been assassinated or to approach his reconstruction plans merely as a means of winning the war. In this thought-provoking study, John C. Rodrigue offers a succinct but significant survey of Lincolns wartime reconstruction initiatives while providing a fresh interpretation of the presidents plans for postwar America.\n\nRevealing that Lincoln concerned himself with reconstruction from the earliest days of his presidency, Rodrigue details how Lincolns initiatives unfolded, espec.