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New Orleans after the Civil War : race, politics, and a new birth of freedom /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nystrom, Justin A., 1970-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
New Orleans (La.) > History > 19th century.
New Orleans (La.) > Social conditions > 19th century.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) > Louisiana > New Orleans.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Embracing the ambiguities of an uncertain age
  • Poor New Orleans! 1861-1862
  • The dawning of new realities: 1862-1865
  • Homecomings and personal reconstructions: 1865-1868
  • Carpetbagger prince: 1869-1872
  • Lessons of the street: 1872-1873
  • Caste and conflict: 1873-1874
  • The redeemer's carnival: 1874-1877
  • The season of redeemer discontent: 1878-1886
  • A hard-handed stability: 1886-1898
  • Conclusion: Reconsidering the lessons of Reconstruction.