The book is about the history of politics and government during the Reconstruction era.

The state had no public schools prior to those established during the Reconstruction era.

Nevertheless these were the first major academic studies of the Reconstruction era.

A replacement was completed in 1872, during the Reconstruction era.

The Reconstruction era at first brought considerable prosperity to the community.

Crawford was born early in the Reconstruction era, c. 1865.

With the end of the war in 1865, the Reconstruction Era began.

He served as the pastor from 1865-1900, leading the congregation through major changes during and after the Reconstruction era.

He was a strong supporter of states rights and racial segregation through the Reconstruction era.

He was the first Republican elected as governor since the end of the Reconstruction era in 1877 and the last until 1973.