Matuz, Roger

Profiles twenty-five notable men and women who lived during the Reconstruction era, a period that ranged from the end of the Civil War to the inauguration of President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1877, including political leaders, authors, social activists, scientists, and others.

Examines the personal and political lives of each of the U.S. presidents, from George Washington to George W. Bush, with information about their wives, their major accomplishments, and excerpts from their most significant addresses or writings.