The Civil War in 50 Objects

The American companion to A History of the World in 100 Objects , a fresh, visual perspective on the Civil War From a soldier's diary with the pencil still attached to John Brown's pike, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the leaves from Abraham Lincoln's bier, here is a unique and surprisingly intimate look at the Civil War. Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer sheds new light on the war by examining fifty objects from the New-York Historical Society's acclaimed collection. A daguerreotype of an elderly, dignified ex-slave; a soldier's footlocker still packed with its contents; Grant's handwritten terms of surrender at Appomattox--the stories these objects tell are rich, poignant, sometimes painful, and always fascinating. They illuminate the conflict from all perspectives--Union and Confederate, military and civilian, black and white, male and female--and give readers a deeply human sense of the war.

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Harold Holzer and the New-York Historical Society

Product details

• Authors: Eric Foner, Harold Holzer, Harold/ New-York Historical Society (COR)/ Holzer, Holzer Harold, New York Historical Society, New-York Historical Society
• Assisted by: Foner Eric (Introduction)
• Publisher: Penguin Books USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2015
• EAN: 9780143128144
• ISBN: 978-0-14-312814-4
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 144 mm x 221 mm x 27 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Military / General, military history, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Battles & campaigns, c 1860 to c 1869, Civil wars, American Civil War, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General, Specific wars and military campaigns