The Civil War from Its Origins to Reconstruction

The period of Sectionalism, Civil War and Reconstruction was the most traumatic in American history. The outcome changed the foundations of the nation, with effects still felt today. While most Civil War histories focus on specific topics¿military history, economics, politics¿this book presents the narrative as it unfolded against a broader historical background. Drawing on direct quotations from actual participants, the author provides an interpretive overview of the issues and events that divided and then devastated the United States.

List of contents

Table of Contents

Introduction

¿1.¿"To Form a More Perfect Union"

¿2.¿An Expanding Nation Leads to Expanding Divisions

¿3.¿The Crucial Decade

¿4.¿The Crisis of the Union

¿5.¿1861-War Becomes Reality

¿6.¿1862-The Year of Missed Opportunities

¿7.¿1863-The Tide Begins to Turn

¿8.¿1864-Closing the Vice

¿9.¿1865-The Union Restored

10.¿A Void of Leadership

11.¿Radical Reconstruction

12.¿The Legacy of Sectionalism, Civil War and Reconstruction

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the author

James S. Pula is a professor emeritus of history at Purdue University Northwest. The author of numerous books, his work has been honored with the honorary membership in the Iron Brigade Society, three Oskar Halecki Prizes, the Gambrinus Prize in History, the U.S. Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award, and the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, among others.

Product details

• Authors: James S. Pula
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.05.2019
• EAN: 9781476674117
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-7411-7
• No. of pages: 334
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 254 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 585 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, military history, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), HISTORY / Military / United States, c 1800 to c 1900, United States of America, USA, Battles & campaigns, Specific wars and campaigns, c 1860 to c 1869, Civil wars, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General