Laz the Sailor's Reviews > West from Appomattox: The Reconstruction of America after the Civil War

I have never been a fan of History, but I was encouraged to read this book. It is written in a story-telling fashion that is mostly linear. There are many facets to this time-period, so there is a bit of back-tracking due to herding cats. But you can tell that it's an academic tome, as the introduction is longer than most chapters, and the appendices take up 25% of the volume.

Bottom line: everything that is happening today started between 1865 and 1890. It's amazing that so many institutions - both business and government - were created during this period. And while the names have changed, the root problems haven't evolved much.

Note that I read the Kindle version so there are no images, and there were some odd font errors.