Civil war confiscation acts, the: failing to reconstruct the south
Auteur :
Syrett, John
Éditeur :
Fordham University Press
ISBN :
9780823224890
Date de publication :
15 avr. 2005
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,9 cm
Format :
Cloth over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This book is an account of two significant laws passed during the US Civil War, The Confiscation Acts (1861-62). It examines their political contexts, especially the debates in Congress, and demonstrates how the failure of the confiscation acts during the war presaged the political and structural shortcomings of Reconstruction after the war.