National Development, 1877 1885 (Classic Reprint) PDF Download

Author: Edwin Erle Sparks
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780266403838
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 414

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Excerpt from National Development, 1877 1885 Reconstruction, deals with the later phases of a Civil War, the consequences of which, and the adjust ments resulting from which, occupied men's thoughts for a dozen years after hostilities in the field had ceased. Then came a distinct break between those old issues and the immediate, vital question of the adaptation of American government to the industrial and social needs of the country. It Is at this turning point, the year 1877, that Professor Sparks begins this volume. The first five chapters are devoted to a summary of the social and economic conditions of the time, including invention, transportation, and labor. This prepares the way for chapters Vi.-viii., on the party struggles due to President Hayes' withdrawal of the federal troops from the South. In chapters ix. - xii., the author develops two other questions silver coinage and the national civil service - which aroused lively discussion. Then he turns (chapters xiii, xiv.) to the two principal questions of foreign policy, the Isthmian Canal and the exclusion of the Chinese. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.