Project Gutenberg 2006-12-08 Public domain in the USA. 60 Blaine, James Gillespie 1830 1893 Twenty Years of Congress, Volume 2 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 Reading ease score: 50.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. E-text prepared by an anonymous volunteer “Twenty Years of Congress, Volume 2” by James Gillespie Blaine is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work provides a detailed narrative of the events and political climate in the United States during a crucial two-decade period, focusing particularly on the transitions and challenges faced in the post-Civil War era. The text examines the complexities of Reconstruction, the differing philosophies within the government, and the key figures who influenced this transformative time in American history. The opening of the volume introduces the succession of Andrew Johnson as President following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. It establishes the immediate challenges Johnson faced, including the need for effective statesmanship to navigate the delicate task of reconstructing the Union. The narrative highlights Johnson's background, his complicated relationship with both Northern politicians and Southern leaders, and sets the stage for a series of events that would shape the political landscape, focusing on the tensions surrounding reconstruction policies and the differing views of how to achieve national unity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- History -- 1865-1898 United States -- History E660 Text Browsing: History - American 1949185 1949110 2024-10-09T03:43:49.680118 2023-09-09T06:39:16.519057 text/html text/html 1949178 1949103 2024-10-09T03:43:50.143334 2023-09-09T06:39:16.747089 text/html text/html 763218 2024-10-09T03:44:07.988485 application/epub+zip 795545 2024-10-09T03:43:54.450052 application/epub+zip 771932 2024-10-09T03:43:52.800212 application/epub+zip 1345138 2024-10-09T03:44:19.009420 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1269191 2024-10-09T03:44:06.641539 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1132482 2022-09-09T12:34:47.884534 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1884816 1884794 2024-10-09T03:43:48.703147 2023-09-09T06:39:15.817119 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1884770 2006-12-08T18:33:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 656014 2006-12-08T18:33:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1884857 2006-12-08T18:33:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 655972 2006-12-08T18:33:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20605 2024-10-09T03:44:19.144526 application/rdf+xml 17235 2024-10-09T03:43:53.354096 image/jpeg 4133 2024-10-09T03:43:53.077066 image/jpeg 756038 2024-10-09T03:43:50.295077 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia