The Second Founding by Eric Foner
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, an authoritative story of the constitutional changes that built equality into Americas foundation.
"An outstanding scholarly contribution… disciplined, powerful, and moving" -- The New York Times Book Review
"Lucid and succinct." -- The Washington Post
"This brisk but far-reaching book... argues that the principal issues of our own troubled time pose the same conundrums that were the main areas of Reconstruction contention." -- Boston Globe
"Lucid and succinct." -- The Washington Post
"This brisk but far-reaching book... argues that the principal issues of our own troubled time pose the same conundrums that were the main areas of Reconstruction contention." -- Boston Globe
Eric Foner's indelible works include the landmark history, Reconstruction: America’s Unfinished Revolution; a bestselling study of Lincoln and slavery, The Fiery Trial, winner of the Pulitzer, Bancroft, and Lincoln Prizes; and an influential history of the Reconstruction amendments, The Second Founding. The DeWitt Clinton Professor Emeritus of History at Columbia University, Foner continues to write frequently for The Nation and other publications.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780393358520 |
| ISBN 10 | 0393358526 |
| Title | The Second Founding |
| Author | Eric Foner |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2020-09-22 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Prizes | Long-listed for Cundill History Prize 2020 |
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