A Companion to the Civil War and Reconstruction

Copyright © 2005 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd

A Companion to the Civil War and Reconstruction

Editor(s): Lacy K. Ford

Published Online: 10 DEC 2007

Print ISBN: 9780631215516

Online ISBN: 9780470998717

DOI: 10.1002/9780470998717

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A Companion to the Civil War and Reconstruction addresses the key topics and themes of the Civil War era, with 23 original essays by top scholars in the field.

  • An authoritative volume that surveys the history and historiography of the U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction
  • Analyzes the major sources and the most influential books and articles in the field
  • Includes discussions on scholarly advances in U.S. Civil War history.

Table of contents

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      Frontmatter (pages i–10)

    1. Introduction: A Civil War in the Age of Capital (pages 1–22)

      Lacy K. Ford

  3. Part I: Sectional Conflict and the Coming of the Civil War

    1. Chapter 1

      Slavery and the Union, 1789–1833 (pages 23–40)

      Douglas R. Egerton

    2. Chapter 2

      The Market Revolution (pages 41–59)

      John Larson

    3. Chapter 3

      Slavery and the Old South (pages 60–74)

      Larry Hudson

    4. Chapter 4

      Planters, Plain Folk, and Poor Whites in the Old South (pages 75–93)

      Charles C. Bolton

    5. Chapter 5

      Humanitarian Reform and Antislavery (pages 94–111)

      James B. Stewart

    6. Chapter 6

      Women in the Antebellum North (pages 112–127)

      Teresa Murphy

    7. Chapter 7

      Woman in the Old South (pages 128–151)

      Michele Gillespie

    8. Chapter 8

      The Road to Secession (pages 152–166)

      Michael Morrison

    9. Chapter 9

      The Republican Triumph (pages 167–182)

      John Ashworth

    10. Chapter 10

      And the War Came (pages 183–200)

      Daniel Crofts

  4. Part II: The Civil War and American Society

    1. Chapter 11

      Saving the Union (pages 201–222)

      Kevin Gannon

    2. Chapter 12

      Civil War Military Campaigns: The Union (pages 223–238)

      Carol Reardon

    3. Chapter 13

      Civil War Military Campaigns: The Confederacy (pages 239–257)

      Steven Woodworth

    4. Chapter 14

      The Confederate Home Front (pages 258–276)

      Mary DeCredico

    5. Chapter 15

      Emancipation (pages 277–295)

      Joseph P. Reidy

  5. Part III: Reconstruction and the New Nation

    1. Chapter 16

      Defining Reconstruction (pages 297–322)

      O. Vernon Burton, David Herr and Matthew Cheney

    2. Chapter 17

      The Politics of Reconstruction (pages 323–341)

      Michael Perman

    3. Chapter 18

      The Economics of Reconstruction (pages 342–365)

      Peter A. Coclanis and Scott Marler

    4. Chapter 19

      Southern Labor and Reconstruction (pages 366–385)

      R. Tracy McKenzie

    5. Chapter 20

      Northern Women during the Age of Emancipation (pages 386–402)

      Nina Silber

    6. Chapter 21

      Southern Women during the Age of Emancipation (pages 403–422)

      Jeannie Whayne

    7. Chapter 22

      The Legacy of Confederate Defeat (pages 423–446)

      Gaines M. Foster

    8. Chapter 23

      Reconstruction and the Nation (pages 447–467)

      Heather Richardson

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      Bibliography (pages 469–536)

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      Index (pages 504–518)

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