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Author
Series
Civil War volume 1
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Co
Pub. Date
2006.
Physical Desc
xviii, 387 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Civil War volume 4
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
xiv, 473 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
In the course of 1865 the war grows ever more deadly, the home front is stripped to fill the armies, and the economy is crippled by debt and inflation, while the stubborn survival of the Confederacy seriously undermines support for Lincoln's war. In the end, it seems that Lincoln's early critics, who played such a pivotal role in the beginning of the series, are proven correct. Victory did require massive bloodshed and complete conquest of the South....
Author
Series
Civil War volume 2
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Co
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
xvi, 443 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses Lincoln's presidency from the perspective of the second year of the Civil War, examining the actions of Lincoln and other military and political leaders as well as the hardships faced by ordinary citizens and public opposition to the war.
Author
Series
Civil War volume 3
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
xv, 430 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Analyzes major battles of the third year of the Civil War--including Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, and Vicksburg--as recounted by first-hand witnesses, surveying their views on whether the war's goals justified its costs.
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