In a message dated 2/9/2002 11:38:01 AM Eastern Standard Time, Richard Dixon
writes:
> it is my
> opinion the "damnyankee" came not from the war, but from the period of
> Reconstruction, a somewhat unknown era of American history.
>
For many the period of reconstruction was probably a more difficult
"humility" than military defeat. However, there have been some excellent
works written on reconstruction. Two that I found useful in looking at the
psychological impact as well as the more commonly addressed economic and
political issues and that are pretty accessible are _Rehearsal for
Reconstruction: The Port Royal Experiment_, Willie Lee Nichols Rose and _The
Era of Reconstruction, 1865-1877_, Kenneth M. Stampp.
Bill Russell
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