First published in 1905, Peter Joseph Hamilton's The Reconstruction Period is a detailed and scholarly study of the social, economic, and political challenges faced by American society in the wake of the Civil War. With detailed analyses of the Reconstruction amendments, the rise of the Ku Klux Klan, and the politics of Reconstruction in the southern states, Hamilton's book remains an important contribution to the history of post-Civil War America. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.