Thomas, Brook.

The Literature of Reconstruction : Not in Plain Black and White. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, (c)2016. - 1 online resource (399 pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Works Cited: Abbreviations; Introduction. Not in Plain Black and White; 1. Reconciliation and Reunion: Clasping Hands over the Bloody Chasm ; 2. Federalism: Thinking Nationally, Acting Locally; 3. The Ku Klux Klan: The Necessity of Extreme Measures ; 4. Of Mules and Men: African American Manhood and the Paradox of Paternalism; 5. Ruiz de Burton and Railroads: The Westward Course of Reconstruction ; 6. Working with the Heritage of the Old South; 7. Inheriting a Shadow and a Dream; Notes; Index; A; B ; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R. ST; U; V; W ; Y; Z.



9781421421339


American literature--History and criticism.--19th century
Politics and literature--History--United States--19th century.
Literature and society--History--United States--19th century.
Race relations in literature.


Electronic Books.

PS217 / .L584 2016