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The Civil War: A History
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by Harry Hansen, Gary Gallagher, and Richard S. Wheeler
Sales Rank: 266062
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List Price: $8.95
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 672 pages
Published by: Signet Classics August 6, 2002
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0451528492
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0451528490
Book Dimensions:
6.7 x 4.2 x 1.6 inches
Weighs: 10.4 ounces
Book Description
A comprehensive, award-winning, and utterly engrossing account of the Civil War as it really was-from the forces and events that caused it to the soldiers and civilians who fought it.
Reader Reviews
This review is from: The Civil War: A History (Paperback)
If you only have time for one book on the Civil War, you ought to consider this. I thought when I picked it up that it might be rather plodding and just a recount of 'Grant moved here and Lee counterattacked'. I was wrong. The book sucks you in right away with the reasons and legislature behind the Civil War, like the Missouri Compromise, the Dred Scott decision, etc. How Lincoln fought Steven Douglas for the Senate seat in Illinois and lost, then won the election to become President. There is a wide range of speeches and comments by Lincoln. The old chesnuts of 'A House Divided' speech, plus some less well-known quips about generals. This is a great one-volume instroduction. I have found myself ripping through it eager to read more. It is not just about the Civil War, but it lays the foundation for what will come in the ensuing years as war breaks out and both sides jockey for supremacy. I hadn't really read anything on the Civil War since high school, so this makes a welcome refresher and a book that makes you stop and think 'hey, I never knew that' and has an engaging and fluid writing style most readers will welcome.
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