Too Great a Burden to Bear: The Struggle and Failure of the Freedmen's Bureau in

Description: Too Great a Burden to Bear by Christopher B. Bean Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description This work focuses on Bureau agents at a more personal level. The answers illuminate who officials believed qualified–or not–to oversee the freedpeoples transition to freedom. Officials in Texas desired those able to meet emancipations challenges. That meant northern-born, mature, white men from the middle and upper-middle class, and generally with military experience. Publisher Description In its brief seven-year existence, the Freedmens Bureau became the epicenter of the debate about Reconstruction. Historians have only recently begun to focus on the Bureaus personnel in Texas, the individual agents termed the "hearts of Reconstruction." Specifically addressing the historiographical debates concerning the character of the Bureau and its sub-assistant commissioners (SACs), Too Great a Burden to Bear sheds new light on the work and reputation of these agents.Focusing on the agents on a personal level, author Christopher B. Bean reveals the type of man Bureau officials believed qualified to oversee the Freedpeoples transition to freedom. This work shows that each agent, moved by his sense of fairness and ideas of citizenship, gender, and labor, represented the agencys policy in his subdistrict. These men further ensured the former slaves right to an education and right of mobility, something they never had while in bondage. Author Biography Christopher B. Bean is Assistant Professor of History and Native American Studies at East Central University, Oklahoma. Details ISBN 0823268756 ISBN-13 9780823268757 Title Too Great a Burden to Bear Author Christopher B. Bean Format Hardcover Year 2016 Pages 320 Publisher Fordham University Press GE_Item_ID:161673123; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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