Reconstruction: A Concise History by Allen C. Guelzo

This was a fascinating book. It is truly concise, exactly as the title says it is – massive amounts of information in a very short volume, about 130 pages. I learned a lot of detail about Reconstruction as well as the political and social mores of the era that I did not fully appreciate before. The book is well researched with a sizable bibliography for reference. It whetted my appetite for more study of specific aspects. Because of its abbreviated nature, however, I sometimes got lost in the chronology and had to go back and reread some portions.