The Civil War

Zusatztext "Everything we have come to expect from Catton: scholarly, judicious, clear and unfailingly interesting." The New York Times Informationen zum Autor Bruce Catton (1899-1978) was a senior editor of American Heritage magazine and won both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize in 1954 for A Stillness at Appomattox. Klappentext "Nothing in our time makes the Civil War as alive as the writings of Bruce Catton." —Baltimore Sun Infinitely readable and absorbing, Pulitzer Prize-winner Bruce Catton's The Civil War is one of the most widely read general histories of the war available in a single volume. Introduced by the critically acclaimed Civil War historian James M. McPherson, The Civil War vividly traces one of the most moving chapters in American history, from the early division between the North and the South to the final surrender of Confederate troops. Catton's account of battles is a must-read for anyone interested in the war that divided America, carefully weaving details about the political activities of the Union and Confederate armies and diplomatic efforts overseas. Zusammenfassung "Nothing in our time makes the Civil War as alive as the writings of Bruce Catton." — Baltimore Sun Infinitely readable and absorbing, Pulitzer Prize-winner Bruce Catton’s The Civil War is one of the most widely read general histories of the war available in a single volume. Introduced by the critically acclaimed Civil War historian James M. McPherson, The Civil War vividly traces one of the most moving chapters in American history, from the early division between the North and the South to the final surrender of Confederate troops. Catton's account of battles is a must-read for anyone interested in the war that divided America, carefully weaving details about the political activities of the Union and Confederate armies and diplomatic efforts overseas....

Product details

• Authors: Bruce Catton, Bruce/ McPherson Catton
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.12.2004
• EAN: 9780618001873
• ISBN: 978-0-618-00187-3
• No. of pages: 382
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 203 mm x 32 mm
• Series: American Heritage Books; American Heritage Books
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Reference works, Local History, General and world history, History of the Americas, The Americas, Civil wars, c 1765 to 1783 (American Revolutionary period), c 1783 to c 1800 (American Federalist era), HISTORY: WORLD, HISTORY: AMERICAN, HISTORY: CIVIL WAR, HISTORY: United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), HISTORY: MILITARY, HISTORY: United States / State & Local / General, HISTORY: Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), HISTORY: Military / Nuclear Warfare, HISTORY: Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, HISTORY / Military, History / American, History / Civil War