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The Reconstruction Era is called one of America's most controversial periods. A lot of social and congressional changes happened during this period of time. Many books have been written on this subject, but I have chosen these two authors Kenneth M. Stampp and George Clemenceau. The Era of Reconstruction 1865-1877 by Kenneth M. Stampp and American Reconstruction 1865-1870 by George Clemenceau were chosen because I think they were written with undistorted views. Both Clemenceau and Stampp were trying to dispel the historians before them. These other historical writings contained negative views of Republicans in Congress and their measures pertaining to Reconstruction. Some biographical data will appear in order to see how their opinions come across in the books. Kenneth Milton Stampp was born and raised in Milwaukee. He works as a Professor of American History at the University of California. His education consists of Bachelors, Masters, and Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin. Stampp taught at the Universities of Wisconsin, Arkansas, and Maryland before he settled down at the University of California in 1946. While at Wisconsin, he was a President Adams Fellow in History. The Reconstruction period had a lot of issu