The Freedmen's Bureau and Reconstruction: Reconsiderations
- ISBN-10
- 0823219356
- ISBN-13
- 9780823219353
- Pages
- 363
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Reconstructing America
- Authors
- Randall M. Miller, Paul Alan Cimbala
Description
They offer insight into the actions and thoughts, not only of the agents, but also of the southern planters and the former slaves, as both of these groups learned how to deal with new responsibilities, new advantages, and altered relationships."--BOOK JACKET.
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