Battle cry of freedom : the Civil War era
McPherson, James M.
Battle cry of freedom : the Civil War era / James M. McPherson - New York : Oxford University Press , c1988. - 904 p. : ill., maps. ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
Abraham Lincoln wondered whether "in a free government the minority have the right to break up the government." Jefferson Davis felt "forced to take up arms" to guarantee his states' rights. McPherson merges the words of these men and other political luminaries, housewives, and soldiers from both armies with his own concise analysis of the war to create a story as compelling as any novel. This vividly traces how a new nation was forged when a war both sides were sure would amount to little dragged for four years and cost more American lives than all other wars combined.
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
9780195168952
United States---History---Civil war, 1861-1865
973.73 MCP
Battle cry of freedom : the Civil War era / James M. McPherson - New York : Oxford University Press , c1988. - 904 p. : ill., maps. ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
Abraham Lincoln wondered whether "in a free government the minority have the right to break up the government." Jefferson Davis felt "forced to take up arms" to guarantee his states' rights. McPherson merges the words of these men and other political luminaries, housewives, and soldiers from both armies with his own concise analysis of the war to create a story as compelling as any novel. This vividly traces how a new nation was forged when a war both sides were sure would amount to little dragged for four years and cost more American lives than all other wars combined.
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
9780195168952
United States---History---Civil war, 1861-1865
973.73 MCP
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