The Struggle between President Johnson and Congress over Reconstruction

"The Struggle between President Johnson and Congress over Reconstruction" by Charles Ernest Chadsey is a late 19th-century historical work that examines the clash between President Andrew Johnson and Congress during the Reconstruction era. It looks at the different ideas about how the country should be run after the Civil War with Johnson and Congress having very different plans for rebuilding the nation. The book starts by explaining the problems the United States faced after the war, introducing important people and ideas, and discussing what to do with the states that had seceded and what the federal government's role should be. Chadsey highlights the differences between what Congress initially wanted and what Johnson later did, setting up the major disagreements that would change how America was governed as it was rebuilt.