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 Project Gutenberg 2017-08-18 Public domain in the USA. 466 Reid, Whitelaw 1837 1912 01016107 After the War: A Southern Tour. May 1, 1865 to May 1, 1866 Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "After the War: A Southern Tour, May 1, 1865 to May 1, 1866" by Whitelaw Reid is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book chronicles Reid's travels through the Southern states in the aftermath of the American Civil War, exploring the social and economic conditions that prevailed during this tumultuous period. It aims to paint a picture of the reality faced by both the former Confederates and the newly freed slaves, highlighting the challenges and opportunities that arose as the South started to rebuild. The opening of the work describes Reid's motivations for embarking on the journey, foregrounding his desire to document the sentiments and conditions of the Southern populace post-Rebellion. He expresses a keen interest in the psychological state of the people and the impact of the war on society. Reid sets off on a voyage from Fortress Monroe, introducing readers to the realities of a land in chaos yet ripe for observation. He provides initial reflections on the disarray faced by the South, the feelings of individuals on both sides of the socioeconomic spectrum, and begins to sketch out the intimate nuances of everyday life and the remnants of the war's devastation in Southern towns. The introduction serves to establish the foundational themes of recovery, transformation, and the complex dynamics of race and power in the post-war South. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) Plantation life Southern States -- Description and travel F206 Text Category: Travel Writing Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) 1160977 2025-07-22T07:11:07.156295 text/html 1142961 2024-10-23T02:32:07 text/html 1550872 2025-07-22T07:11:21.899248 application/epub+zip 1545327 2025-07-22T07:11:09.681282 application/epub+zip 593526 2025-07-22T07:11:08.462323 application/epub+zip 1782830 2025-07-22T07:11:30.808207 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1702581 2025-07-22T07:11:20.421222 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 741757 2022-08-25T04:39:25.097959 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1056317 2025-07-22T07:11:05.520335 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1036396 2024-10-23T02:32:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17121 2025-07-22T07:11:30.969171 application/rdf+xml 20081 2025-07-22T07:11:08.588279 image/jpeg 2670 2025-07-22T07:11:08.526279 image/jpeg 1423348 2025-07-22T07:11:07.266296 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia