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Defining documents in American history. Civil War, 1860-1865 Cover Image Book Book

Defining documents in American history. Civil War, 1860-1865

McPherson, James M. (Added Author).

Summary: "Edited by James M. McPherson, PhD a preeminent civil war scholar and historian, George Henry Davis 1886 Professor Emeritus of United States History, Princeton University and Pulitzer Prize winner in History for Battle Cry Freedom, Defining Documents in American History: Civil War (1860-1865) surveys key documents produced during the Civil War with special attention devoted to the war-time policies of President Abraham Lincoln and the 37th US Congress. A special feature of the volumes is the inclusion of letters and diaries by soldiers and civilians writing about their experiences. The two volumes are organized into several chapters that cover the progress of the war beginning with early debates on secession, through wartime events on the political and battle fronts and concludes with a look toward the issues of race and reconstruction."--

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  • ISBN: 9781429837477
  • ISBN: 1429837470
  • ISBN: 9781429837460
  • ISBN: 1429837462
  • Physical Description: print
    2 volumes : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm.
  • Publisher: Ipswich, Massachusetts : Salem Press, A Division of EBSCO Publishing : GREY HOUSE PUBLISHING, [2014]

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note: volume 1. The approaching storm -- Disunion : the sectional crisis -- The politics of war -- War stories -- volume 2. The home front -- The destruction of slavery -- Postwar : politics of race and Reconstruction -- Appendixes: Chronological list ; Historical timeline ; Web resources ; Bibliography ; Index.

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