War That Forged a Nation - Why the Civil War Still Matters

Zusatztext McPherson, the dean of U.S. Civil War historians, offers readers an insightful overview of some of the most important questions in contemporary Civil War scholarship. McPherson's mastery of the Civil War literature and the field's historiographic debates allows him to present nuanced answers to those questions and many others, and his gift for narrative clarifies even the most obscure scholarly disputes. The literature on the Civil War is one of the greatest accomplishments of the American historical profession, and this collection of lucid essays is a distinguished addition to the field." - Foreign Affairs Informationen zum Autor James M. McPherson is an American Civil War historian, and is the George Henry Davis '86 Professor Emeritus of United States History at Princeton University. He is the author of many works of history, including Battle Cry of Freedom, which won the 1989 Pulitzer Prize. Klappentext James McPherson evokes the meaning and significance of the Civil War Zusammenfassung James McPherson evokes the meaning and significance of the Civil War Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Why the Civil War Still Matters 2. Mexico, California, and the Coming of the Civil War 3. A Just War? 4. Death and Destruction in the Civil War 5. American Navies and British Neutrality During the Civil War 6. The Rewards of Risk-Taking: Two Civil War Admirals 7. How Did Freedom Come? 8. Lincoln, Slavery, and Freedom 9. A. Lincoln, Commander in Chief 10. The Commander Who Would Not Fight: McClellan and Lincoln 11. Lincoln's Legacy for Our Time 12. War and Peace in the Post-Civil War South

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• Authors: James M McPherson, James M. McPherson, James M. (Professor Emeritus Mcpherson, McPherson James M.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2017
• EAN: 9780190658533
• ISBN: 978-0-19-065853-3
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), c 1860 to c 1869, Civil wars, American Civil War, HISTORY / Military / Early Modern Warfare (1500-1800)