Project Gutenberg 2010-11-08 Public domain in the USA. 189 Beard, Charles A. (Charles Austin) 1874 1948 14003118 Contemporary American History, 1877-1913 E-text prepared by Barbara Kosker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org) "Contemporary American History, 1877-1913" by Charles A. Beard is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book aims to provide a comprehensive overview of American history during a transformative period marked by the aftereffects of the Civil War, the rise of industrialization, and the socio-political dynamics that shaped modern America. Beard's work seeks to fill a gap in existing texts by presenting significant political issues and developments through an accessible narrative. The opening of the volume sets the stage by highlighting the political climate following President Hayes' inauguration in 1877, emphasizing the waning influence of Republican leadership in the South and the increasing power of conservative white Democrats. The narrative introduces themes of disenfranchisement, particularly focusing on the systematic efforts to undermine the political rights of African Americans in the post-Reconstruction South through intimidation and legal restrictions. Beard underscores the conclusion that, following the withdrawal of Federal troops, the restoration of white dominance became evident as southern states began enacting measures that effectively denied the freedmen their rights. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 45.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. en United States -- History -- 1865-1921 E660 Text Category: History - Other Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) 782438 2025-08-14T05:43:27.587566 text/html 780199 2010-11-08T15:59:03 text/html 359063 2025-08-14T05:43:40.989510 application/epub+zip 368549 2025-08-14T05:43:31.868588 application/epub+zip 354978 2025-08-14T05:43:30.007568 application/epub+zip 687002 2025-08-14T05:43:47.323974 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 616060 2025-08-14T05:43:39.417587 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 583664 2022-09-15T14:35:38.695408 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 674731 2025-08-14T05:43:26.220638 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 674398 2010-11-08T15:52:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 674407 2010-11-08T15:52:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20440 2025-08-14T05:43:47.469033 application/rdf+xml 16766 2025-08-14T05:43:30.556578 image/jpeg 3922 2025-08-14T05:43:30.275592 image/jpeg 240293 2010-11-08T15:52:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 258114 2010-11-08T16:02:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 240232 2010-11-08T15:52:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 337549 2025-08-14T05:43:27.641628 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia