Bibliograph

Perspectives on Reconstruction, by Tom Streissguth

Type

Label

Perspectives on Reconstruction, by Tom Streissguth

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Intended audience

770L, Lexile

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Perspectives on Reconstruction

Nature of contents

bibliography

resource.readingGradeLevel

Grades 4-6

Responsibility statement

by Tom Streissguth

Series statement

Perspectives on US history

Summary

"Offers 12 different views on post-Civil War America. Each page explores what happened during Reconstruction and how it affected different people, and includes interesting sidebars, questions to consider, and historical images."--Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Republicans take control of Congress -- Democrats start a movement -- A President against Reconstruction -- The US Army occupies the South -- Freedmen can vote after the Civil War -- Sharecroppers struggle to make a living -- Carpetbaggers see opportunity in the South -- Scalawags of the South support reconstruction -- Confederate veterans struggle after the war -- The Ku Klux Klan is born -- Redeemers recover political power

Target audience

juvenile

Classification