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A Nation Transformed: How the Civil War Changed America Forever
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by Gerald S. Henig; Eric Niderost
Sales Rank: 272781
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List Price: $18.95
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on 10-30-2008.
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 448 pages
Published by: Cumberland House Publishing April 1, 2007
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 158182579X
ISBN 13 Number: 978-1581825794
Book Dimensions:
8.7 x 6 x 1.5 inches
Weighs: 1.2 pounds
From Publishers Weekly
In a rambling account, California State history professor Henig and Chabor College instructor Niderost seek to prove the obvious: that the watershed event of the Civil War marshaled enormous social, political, geographical, mechanical and medical changes, leaving nearly every aspect of the United States utterly revised. As Harvard professor George Ticknor wrote in 1869, because of the war, "It does not seem to me as if I were living in the country in which I was born." After the war, blacks were free, emergency medical technology (not to mention funeral technology) was much improved, and the nation's naval options had been enhanced to include usable submarines and minesweepers. The war also left behind a new cynicism vis-à-vis the Constitution and its civil rights protections—this after Lincoln's suspension of the writ of habeas corpus. Other legacies included a finely tuned (if unjust and corrupt) conscription system, the start of what would become a tradition of presidential assassination and the launch of the transcontinental railroad. While few can argue with Henig's and Niderost's catalogue of war-born innovations, their project remains just that—a laundry list, with little synthesis. Illus. (Apr.)
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Product Review
"Henig and Niderost have co-authored an interesting book loaded with morsels of Civil War fascination." --Civil War News
Reader Reviews
This book interested me because I was looking to learn more about American history. I have a high school history education and was looking to read something that was neither intimidating or dull. Further, I do not have a lot of time in the day to devote to reading, so this book proved to be perfect due to the style of the book. The book contains 14 chapters that address different aspects of the Civil War. Within each chapter are a dozen or so mini stories (approximately 1-4 pages), which describe a specific "first" that occurred during the wartime period. I learned a lot and finished the book within days, which is rare for me. I have shared many of these mini stories with friends and family who were quite impressed about my newly acquired knowledge of the Civil War. This is a great read if you want to learn more about the war that revolutionized America. This is by no means a text book that discusses the war in a boring and chronological fashion. This book was so much fun to read and I look forward to future books from these authors.
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