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Author: Christopher B. Bean
Publisher: Fordham University Press
Imprint: Fordham University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.544kg
ISBN: 9780823268757
ISBN 10: 0823268756
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 01 July 2016
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Rooted in bureau, census, and military records, Bean's research is nothing short of exhaustive...this is a solid study-accessibly written and deftly argued. -- -Dr. Brlan Matthew Jordan * Civil War News * Christopher Bean's Too Great a Burden to Bear makes a significant contribution to Reconstruction studies. Deftly combining storytelling with systematic quantitative analyses of the evidence, Bean offers new information, not just on the agents themselves, but also on the largest issues in Reconstruction historiography. -- -J. William Harris Steeped in Reconstruction historiography, Bean's work aims to replace stereotypes of agents as either occupying carpetbaggers or corrupt and colluding oppressors of freedpeople. * Journal of Southern History *
Christopher Bean's Too Great a Burden to Bear makes a significant contribution to Reconstruction studies. Deftly combining storytelling with systematic quantitative analyses of the evidence, Bean offers new information, not just on the agents themselves, but also on the largest issues in Reconstruction historiography. -J. William Harris, University of New Hampshire
Rooted in bureau, census, and military records, Bean's research is nothing short of exhaustive...this is a solid study-accessibly written and deftly argued. -- -Dr. Brlan Matthew Jordan * Civil War News * Christopher Bean's Too Great a Burden to Bear makes a significant contribution to Reconstruction studies. Deftly combining storytelling with systematic quantitative analyses of the evidence, Bean offers new information, not just on the agents themselves, but also on the largest issues in Reconstruction historiography. -- -J. William Harris
Christopher Bean's Too Great a Burden to Bear makes a significant contribution to Reconstruction studies. Deftly combining storytelling with systematic quantitative analyses of the evidence, Bean offers new information, not just on the agents themselves, but also on the largest issues in Reconstruction historiography. GCoJ. William Harris Christopher Bean's Too Great a Burden to Bear makes a significant contribution to Reconstruction studies. Deftly combining storytelling with systematic quantitative analyses of the evidence, Bean offers new information, not just on the agents themselves, but also on the largest issues in Reconstruction historiography. -J. William Harris, University of New Hampshire
Author Information
Christopher B. Bean is Assistant Professor of History and Native American Studies at East Central University, Oklahoma.
