The Library of Congress Civil War Desk Reference
$144.75
- Paperback
976 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2009
Summary
The Civil War was the most dramatic, violent, and fateful experience in American history. Little wonder that the Civil War had a profound impact that has echoed down the generations and remains undiminished today. That impact helps explain why at least 50,000 books and pamphlets on the Civil War have been published since the 1860s. Most of these are in the Library of Congress, along with thousands of unpublished letters, diaries, and other documents that make this depository an unparalleled r…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781439148846 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1439148848 |
| Author: | James M. McPherson, Margaret E. Wagner, Gary W. Gallagher, Paul Finkelman |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 976 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2009 |
| Weight: | 1.59kg |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 187mm x 51mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“It is astonishing how much information this one volume contains. This is an indispensable book.” – David Herbert Donald, author ofLincoln
“Certain to be the definitive one-volume Civil War encyclopedia.” – Library Journal“It is astonishing how much information this one volume contains. This is an indispensable book.” – David Herbert Donald, author of Lincoln
About The Author
James M. McPherson
James M. McPherson, PhD, is an American history expert and one of the most distinguished historians of our time. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1989 for Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era. His other bestselling books include For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War, Drawn with the Sword: Reflections on the American Civil War, What They Fought For, 1861-1865; Gettysburg: The Paintings of Mort Kunstler, Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution; and Fields of Fury. An active preservationist, he has served on the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission since 1991. Dr. McPherson was named the Jefferson Lecturer in the Humanities for 2000 by the National Endowment for the Humanities. A professor at Princeton University, he lives in Princeton, New Jersey.
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