Capsule review: Reconstruction: America’s Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877 (Eric Foner)
The inability to plan for the consequences of a war and what to do with the conquered ; the haste to move on to the business of America, business ; a childish faith in free market and free labor ideology ; the prerogatives of Capital when challenged by Labor sweeping all other concerns away ; and, of course, ineradicable white supremacy, violently enforced. Quintessential America.
Rating: ★★★★☆
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