The Civil War began in 1861 and ended in 1865. Many people still debate the causes of the Civil War today. The authors I chose to do my double book on are John Hope Franklin and Kenneth Stampp. These two authors discuss Civil War reconstruction. Both books were very interesting and similar in many ways and had some differences. Arthur John Hope Franklin discusses the aftermath of the Civil War and the Reconstruction era of the South. Franklin highlighted three important issues: race, ethics, and politics. In his book, he spent much less time explaining the role of white people and inequality. He focused mainly on the economy and the fear that Southerners would lose their powers. Lincoln was trying to pass bills and straighten out the Union. He wanted to pass the bill prohibiting the creation of new slaves. Franklin's words were "he worked hard to get his restoration plan accepted." Later, Lincoln left his seat and President Johnson entered. The achievements of Reconstruction were made during the war, not in the postwar years, Franklin said. In the chapter "The Era Begins to End," Franklin explains how Reconstruction was a tragic era not because it destroyed the South and made things worse, but because it changed nothing. Franklin discusses the war state by state and the consequences that were taken during Civil War Reconstruction. It describes them in detail, making it easier to understand. In Georgia, there was an “expulsion of blacks from the legislature.” In North Carolina, radicals lost their hold in 1870 after two years of difficult and uncertain rule. It carefully indicates the dates and the problems that caused them. Ethics are based on cultural context and attitudes. A review...middle of article...Lin pointed out an issue regarding freedman and education in his book. Both books focus on interesting topics and both authors gave good descriptions, addressed all the major issues, and wrote their opinions well. The author who I think did a good job of informing me on the subject was Franklin, although Stampps' introduction was well written. Stampps was more open-minded and opinionated on the topics of each of his chapters. Franklin writing, I understood more clearly and it was easy to read than Stampps. In Stampps' book, I had to keep looking in the dictionary to understand most of the words he used in his sentences. I thought both authors were biased, they both made their opinions clear about the things they disagreed with in Reconstruction. Both of these authors use good writing skills and have given good insights into how Reconstruction took place. I enjoyed reading each book.