Text, including quotations from contemporary sources such as the diary of John Wilkes Booth, the testimony of witnesses, letters, and accounts by others involved, examines the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.

Sets the life story of the man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln against the backdrop of the Civil War.

Describes the final years of the Civil War, and includes the Wilderness Campaign, the Atlanta Campaign, and the Fall of Richmond, and with illustrations and maps.

Recounts the story of American slavery from African captivity to emancipation, through excerpts from slave autobiographies and slavery documents.

Provides the history and social context of the amendment process, covering each of the 27 amendments. Significant issues, events, figures, movements and judicial/legislative actions in the history of each amendment are also covered chronologically.

Examines many aspects of the Civil War, including the issue of slavery, secession, the raising of armies, individual battles, the commanders, Northern life, Confederate culture, the surrender of the South, and the aftermath.

Examines the life of Lyndon B. Johnson, a Texas school teacher and rancher who became the thirty-sixth President of the United States.

Examines the lives of all the United States Presidents, highlighting key political and historical issues from each term and provides information regarding the position itself. Provides coverage of the recent 2012 presidential election and information describing the Cabinet, the White House, election results, the presidential flag, and the presidential seal history are also included. [electronic resource]

Discusses efforts to heal the United States after the Civil War, discussing new opportunities for African-Americans, amendments to the Constitution, violence in the South, the Reconstruction Acts, and other topics. Includes a time line and glossary.

Contains 245 alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about the Civil War and Reconstruction, covering battles, cultural and social issues, the economy, health and welfare, ideologies, legislative landmarks, the military, politics, and prominent individuals.

Discusses the conditions of African Americans in the South before, during, and after the Civil War, and the migration of many former slaves, led by such men as Benjamin Singleton and Henry Adams, to the West looking for a better life.