Project Gutenberg 2015-10-24 Public domain in the USA. 100 Burgess, John William 1844 1931 Reconstruction and the Constitution, 1866-1876 Produced by Ron Swanson "Reconstruction and the Constitution, 1866-1876" by John William Burgess is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book examines the complexities and implications of the Reconstruction era following the American Civil War, focusing particularly on the constitutional aspects of reintegrating the Southern states into the Union. It aims to critique and analyze the various plans and policies that emerged during this transformative period in American history. The opening of the book sets the stage for a detailed exploration of the theory of Reconstruction, emphasizing the distinction between the concept of a "state" within a federal system and the nature of local governance. Burgess argues that a proper understanding of what constitutes a "state" is critical for addressing the challenges of Reconstruction, particularly the erroneous means employed in the process. He asserts that both the North and the South must acknowledge their roles in the failures of Reconstruction, and lays out the foundation for the discussions that will follow. This introduction highlights the idea that restoring civil governance requires not only legal frameworks but also a sincere recognition of past errors by both factions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1877 E660 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics 1056126 882031 2024-09-21T04:56:51.723131 2023-09-21T14:44:01.276613 text/html text/html 816199 2015-10-24T10:29:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 233534 2015-10-24T10:30:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 353262 2024-09-21T04:57:16.759003 application/epub+zip 374439 2024-09-21T04:57:00.094066 application/epub+zip 349632 2024-09-21T04:56:56.140129 application/epub+zip 800504 2024-09-21T04:57:24.974967 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 643083 2024-09-21T04:57:11.837035 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 642285 2022-09-22T17:31:19.665831 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 684815 684809 2024-09-21T04:56:43.847271 2023-09-21T14:43:55.516559 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 685059 2015-10-24T10:29:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 217476 2015-10-24T10:30:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18274 2024-09-21T04:57:25.118955 application/rdf+xml 18376 2024-09-21T04:56:56.869093 image/jpeg 4147 2024-09-21T04:56:56.504100 image/jpeg 326686 2024-09-21T04:56:51.785126 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