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AMERICAN HISTORY / GENERAL

Reconstruction Secret Societies American Slave Revolts

A Historical Encyclopedia and Clubs in and Conspiracies
of the American Mosaic American History A Reference Guide
RICHARD ZUCZEK, EDITOR DAVID LUHRSSEN KERRY WALTERS

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Composed by the leading historians “ The book’s strengths are its “ Recommended. High school,
in the field, this single-volume superb research, many useful community college, and
encyclopedia on Reconstruction delivers illustrations, straightforward undergraduate students. ”
the most concise, focused, and readable narrative, wide embrace, and
reference work available to educators frequent tie-ins with cinema. ” —Choice, September 1, 2016
and students. Provides a comprehensive overview of
—Shepherd Express,
FEATURES December 3, 2015 10 major slave revolts and examines
• Provides a concise, easy-to-read Grounded in extensive historical how those uprisings and conspiracies
resource ideal for high school history research, this eye-opening survey impacted slaveholding colonies and
students and general readers covering reveals the long-undervalued role states from 1663 to 1861.
the key actors and events of the FEATURES
Reconstruction Era secret societies have played in American
history. • Offers an overview of American slave
• Includes an introductory essay that revolts and conspiracies to revolt
gives readers a clear framework for FEATURES
understanding the events, important • Based on scholarly research, this book • Explores the context of chronic fear of
individuals, laws, and issues of the appeals to both academics and the uprising in slaveholding colonies and
Reconstruction from 1863 through general public states in North America from 1663 to
1877 1861
• Sheds light on familiar figures from • Offers accounts gleaned from primary
• Enables readers to understand how American history
the events of Reconstruction set the resources regarding slave leaders and
stage for greater advances by African • Includes photographs their lieutenants, and of the trials that
Americans educationally, politically, condemned them
and socially decades later DAVID LUHRSSEN’S work has
appeared in the Journal of American KERRY WALTERS, PhD, is the William
RICHARD ZUCZEK, PhD, is professor History, History Today, Historically Bittinger Professor of Philosophy and
of history at the U.S. Coast Guard Speaking, and other journals. professor of peace and justice studies
Academy. at Gettysburg College.

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