Rehearsal for Reconstruction: The Port Royal Experiment / Edition 1

by Willie Lee Rose

Overview

This award-winning study presents an engaging account of the attempt at reconstruction that occurred in the Sea Islands of South Carolina during the beginning of the Civil War. Serving as a kind of dress rehearsal for Reconstruction, the Port Royal Experiment not only helped to shape federal policy for Reconstruction, but it also influenced the nation by adding to the initial war aim of the Union, the eventual commitment to freedom, and the still-unfulfilled commitment to equality.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195198829
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	09/30/1976
Series:	Galaxy Books
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	464
Product dimensions:	5.38(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.92(d)

About the Author

WILLIE LEE ROSE is the author of Rehearsal for Reconstruction, A Documentary History of Slavery in North America (both Georgia), and Slavery and Freedom. The Willie Lee Rose Prize, sponsored by the Southern Association for Women Historians, was established in her honor. It is awarded annually for the best book on any topic in southern history written by a woman (or women).

WILLIE LEE ROSE is the author of Rehearsal for Reconstruction, A Documentary History of Slavery in North America (both Georgia), and Slavery and Freedom. The Willie Lee Rose Prize, sponsored by the Southern Association for Women Historians, was established in her honor. It is awarded annually for the best book on any topic in southern history written by a woman (or women).

Editorial Reviews

"Rare and delightful....A sensitive, perceptive, and beautifully written account."—American Historical Review

"A contribution to both Civil War and Reconstruction history. It is richly deserving of the recognition accorded it."—North Carolina Historical Review

From the Publisher

A disturbing, beautifully told story.

New York Review of Books

A marvelous book.

New Yorker

A triumph of historical analysis [and] a detailed recreation of some of the Civil War's noblest hopes and greatest tragedies.

David Brion Davis

First-rate history.

Journal of American History

A definitive work.

New York Times Book Review

A marvelous book.

New Yorker