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Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era

By MCPHERSON , James M

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
ISBN
9780199743902, 0199743908
Language
english
Format
AZW3
Filesize
529 kB (541528 bytes)
Series
Oxford History of the United States 6
Pages
(xix, 909 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) :
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
1861-1865 -- Campaigns;United States -- History --1861-1865;United StatesMilitary campaigns;History;Electronic books;United

Description

"Now featuring a new Afterword by the author, this handy paperback edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Battle Cry of Freedom is without question the definitive one-volume history of the Civil War.James McPherson's fast-paced narrative fully integrates the political, social, and military events that crowded the two decades from the outbreak of one war in Mexico to the ending of another at Appomattox. Packed with drama and analytical insight, the book vividly recounts the momentous episodes that preceded the Civil War including the Dred Scott decision, the Lincoln-Douglas debates, John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry. From there it moves into a masterful chronicle of the war itself--the battles, the strategic maneuvering by each side, the politics, and the personalities. Particularly notable are McPherson's new views on such matters as the slavery expansion issue in the 1850s...

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