"As a follow-up to Nelson D. Lankford's 'Richmond Burning,' 'After the Fire' picks up the story in the weeks and months after the fall of Richmond and the end of the Civil War. Lankford describes the desperate struggle-between Unionists and Confederates, men and women, white and Black Americans-to determine what would happen next, emphasizing above all the contingency of what all involved knew to be a hugely significant and transformative moment in U.S. history"-- Provided by publishe