I'm particularly interested in how reconstruction effected the Charlottesville area, Albemarle County & Nelson County. Has there been anything written about these areas in particular? Thanks, Lonny J. Watro > 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 > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html