{"product_id":"forever-free-the-story-of-emancipation-and-reconstruction-paperback","title":"Forever Free: The Story of Emancipation and Reconstruction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEric Foner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom one of our most distinguished historians comes a groundbreaking new examination of the myths and realities of the period after the Civil War. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on a wide range of long-neglected documents, Eric Foner places a new emphasis on black experiences and roles during the era. We see African Americans as active agents in overthrowing slavery, in shaping Reconstruction, and creating a legacy long obscured and misunderstood. He compellingly refutes long-standing misconceptions of Reconstruction, and shows how the failures of the time sowed the seeds of the Civil Rights struggles of the 1950s and 60s. Richly illustrated and movingly written, this is an illuminating and essential addition to our understanding of this momentous era.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEric Foner is the DeWitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University. His special area of study has been the Civil War and Reconstruction, slavery, and 19th-century America. Among his dozen books is \u003ci\u003eReconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877\u003c\/i\u003e, widely considered to be the definitive work on Reconstruction, which won the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Award for History, the Bancroft Prize, and the Parkman Prize, among other honors. He served as president of the American Historical Association in 2000 and has been a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 1989. He reviews books frequently for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoshua Brown is executive director of the American Social History Project\/Center for Media and Learning at the Graduate Center, City University of New York. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Lies\u003c\/i\u003e, a book on gilded-age America, and co-author of the interactive CD-ROMS and groundbreaking textbook (1990, 2000) \u003ci\u003eWho Built America?\u003c\/i\u003e He is also the coexecutive producer of the noted Web projects \"History Matters\" and \"The September 11 Digital Archive.\"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 14, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47378057658546,"sku":"9780375702747","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/3e3cc63b38876d7d15958ad259c2e366.webp?v=1777741885","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/forever-free-the-story-of-emancipation-and-reconstruction-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}