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The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution

byEric Foner

Focused on how the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution, The Second Founding brings Eric Foner's historical account to a complex and consequential subject. By tracing causes alongside consequences, the narrative gives readers both a grounded account and a route into the connected fields of history and law. Specific examples keep the larger argument tangible and reveal why familiar explanations do not always account for the full story. Together, these elements make The Second Founding an accessible guide to the subject and the questions it continues to raise.

Publisher

Norton & Company Limited, W. W.

Publication date

2020

Format

Print edition

Pages

304

ISBN

9780393358520