<Tab/>The introduction of the book Emancipation and Reconstruction outlined the ideas and concepts in which the book later discusses. It suggested that Abraham Lincoln had already begun two projects before his assassination, which are stated in the title, "the emancipation of the slaves and the reconstruction of the defeated southern states." The introduction also explained the perplexity of the two aforementioned projects and that the outcomes of such involved a …showed first 75 words of 1888 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1888 total…sure to illuminate their lack of education and instead of simply repeating the words that they said, he would repeat it including their ways of speech and mispronunciation. The pictures in chapter three of the book, were irrelevant and did not add much to the book; unnecessary. Other than those complaints, the book was quite good and interesting. As long as one reads with a dictionary beside her, the book is an easy, unboring read.