American Civil War 6 Volumes

Author : Drew Gilpin Faust
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2009-01-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780375703836

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This Republic of Suffering by Drew Gilpin Faust Pdf

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • An "extraordinary ... profoundly moving" history (The New York Times Book Review) of the American Civil War that reveals the ways that death on such a scale changed not only individual lives but the life of the nation. An estiated 750,000 soldiers lost their lives in the American Civil War. An equivalent proportion of today's population would be seven and a half million. In This Republic of Suffering, Drew Gilpin Faust describes how the survivors managed on a practical level and how a deeply religious culture struggled to reconcile the unprecedented carnage with its belief in a benevolent God. Throughout, the voices of soldiers and their families, of statesmen, generals, preachers, poets, surgeons, nurses, northerners and southerners come together to give us a vivid understanding of the Civil War's most fundamental and widely shared reality. With a new introduction by the author, and a new foreword by Mike Mullen, 17th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Author : Spencer Tucker
Publisher : ABC-CLIO
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781851096770

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American Civil War [6 Volumes] by Spencer Tucker Pdf

Looks at the American Civil War, focusing on Henry Larcom Abbot through Cyclorama.

Author : Ethan S. Rafuse
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 653 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351147781

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The American Civil War by Ethan S. Rafuse Pdf

The largest and most destructive military conflict between the Napoleonic Wars and the First World War, the American Civil War has inspired some of the best and most intriguing scholarship in the field of United States history. This volume offers some of the most important work on the war to appear in the past few decades and offers compelling information and insights into subjects ranging from the organization of armies, historiography, the use of intelligence and the challenges faced by civil and military leaders in the course of America‘s bloodiest war.

Author : John William Draper
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783752521689

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History of the American Civil War by John William Draper Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1868.

Author : Spencer C. Tucker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 3030 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781851096824

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American Civil War [6 volumes] by Spencer C. Tucker Pdf

This expansive, multivolume reference work provides a broad, multidisciplinary examination of the Civil War period ranging from pre-Civil War developments and catalysts such as the Mexican-American War to the rebuilding of the war-torn nation during Reconstruction. The Civil War was undoubtedly the most important and seminal event in 19th-century American history. Students who understand the Civil War have a better grasp of the central dilemmas in the American historical narrative: states rights versus federalism, freedom versus slavery, the role of the military establishment, the extent of presidential powers, and individual rights versus collective rights. Many of these dilemmas continue to shape modern society and politics. This comprehensive work facilitates both detailed reading and quick referencing for readers from the high school level to senior scholars in the field. The exhaustive coverage of this encyclopedia includes all significant battles and skirmishes; important figures, both civilian and military; weapons; government relations with Native Americans; and a plethora of social, political, cultural, military, and economic developments. The entries also address the many events that led to the conflict, the international diplomacy of the war, the rise of the Republican Party and the growing crisis and stalemate in American politics, slavery and its impact on the nation as a whole, the secession crisis, the emergence of the "total war" concept, and the complex challenges of the aftermath of the conflict.

Author : Spencer C. Tucker,Paul G. Pierpaoli Jr.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1044 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781598845297

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American Civil War [2 volumes] by Spencer C. Tucker,Paul G. Pierpaoli Jr. Pdf

This two-volume encyclopedia offers a unique insight into the Civil War from a state and local perspective, showing how the American experience of the conflict varied significantly based on location. Intended for general-interest readers and high school and college students, American Civil War: A State-by-State Encyclopedia serves as a unique ready reference that documents the important contributions of each individual state to the American Civil War and underscores the similarities and differences between the states, both in the North and the South. Each state chapter leads off with an overview essay about that state's involvement in the war and then presents entries on prominent population centers, manufacturing facilities, and military posts within each state; important battles or other notable events that occurred within that state during the war; and key individuals from each state, both civilian and military. The A–Z entries within each state chapter enable readers to understand how the specific contributions and political climate of states resulted in the very different situations each state found itself in throughout the war. The set also provides a detailed chronology that will help students place important events in proper order.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : United States
ISBN : 0029206618

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Battle Chronicles of the Civil War: 1862 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Alice Fahs,Joan Waugh
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2005-10-12
Category : History
ISBN : 0807875813

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The Memory of the Civil War in American Culture by Alice Fahs,Joan Waugh Pdf

The Civil War retains a powerful hold on the American imagination, with each generation since 1865 reassessing its meaning and importance in American life. This volume collects twelve essays by leading Civil War scholars who demonstrate how the meanings of the Civil War have changed over time. The essays move among a variety of cultural and political arenas--from public monuments to parades to political campaigns; from soldiers' memoirs to textbook publishing to children's literature--in order to reveal important changes in how the memory of the Civil War has been employed in American life. Setting the politics of Civil War memory within a wide social and cultural landscape, this volume recovers not only the meanings of the war in various eras, but also the specific processes by which those meanings have been created. By recounting the battles over the memory of the war during the last 140 years, the contributors offer important insights about our identities as individuals and as a nation. Contributors: David W. Blight, Yale University Thomas J. Brown, University of South Carolina Alice Fahs, University of California, Irvine Gary W. Gallagher, University of Virginia J. Matthew Gallman, University of Florida Patrick J. Kelly, University of Texas, San Antonio Stuart McConnell, Pitzer College James M. McPherson, Princeton University Joan Waugh, University of California, Los Angeles LeeAnn Whites, University of Missouri Jon Wiener, University of California, Irvine

Author : Peter Cozzens
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2007-05-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780252074516

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Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, Volume 6 by Peter Cozzens Pdf

The first four volumes of Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, published in the late nineteenth century, became the best selling and most frequently cited works ever published on the Civil War. Volumes 1-4 mostly contained contributions by Union and Confederate officers. Volume 5, contains articles that appeared in the decades following the war, some in such well-known magazines as Century, Harper's, Hearst's, and McClure's, others in Ohio Soldier, the Magazine of American History, and similar publications largely unknown to modern readers. Volume 6 pays greater attention to soldier's views of the war and pursues the "war's undying controversies."

Author : John William Draper
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1867
Category : History
ISBN : 1470055694

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History of the American Civil War by John William Draper Pdf

History of The American Civil War: Volume Number 1

Author : John Keegan
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2010-12-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307274939

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The American Civil War by John Keegan Pdf

The greatest military historian of our time gives a peerless account of America’s most bloody, wrenching, and eternally fascinating war. In this magesterial history and national bestseller, John Keegan shares his original and perceptive insights into the psychology, ideology, demographics, and economics of the American Civil War. Illuminated by Keegan’s knowledge of military history he provides a fascinating look at how command and the slow evolution of its strategic logic influenced the course of the war. Above all, The American Civil War gives an intriguing account of how the scope of the conflict combined with American geography to present a uniquely complex and challenging battle space. Irresistibly written and incisive in its analysis, this is an indispensable account of America’s greatest conflict.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : United States
ISBN : 0029206618

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Battle Chronicles of the Civil War: 1865 by Anonim Pdf

Volumes 1 through 5 cover the major battles of the Civil War chronologically from 1861 to 1865. Volume 6 contains biographies of key figures in this conflict.

Author : John W. Draper
Publisher : Hansebooks
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3337222846

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History of the American Civil War by John W. Draper Pdf

History of the American Civil War - Volume 2 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1867. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Author : John William 1811-1882 Draper
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 724 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1363318985

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HIST OF THE AMER CIVIL WAR by John William 1811-1882 Draper Pdf

Author : James M. McPherson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 946 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2003-12-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199726585

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Battle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPherson Pdf

Filled with fresh interpretations and information, puncturing old myths and challenging new ones, Battle Cry of Freedom will unquestionably become the standard one-volume history of the Civil War. James McPherson's fast-paced narrative fully integrates the political, social, and military events that crowded the two decades from the outbreak of one war in Mexico to the ending of another at Appomattox. Packed with drama and analytical insight, the book vividly recounts the momentous episodes that preceded the Civil War--the Dred Scott decision, the Lincoln-Douglas debates, John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry--and then moves into a masterful chronicle of the war itself--the battles, the strategic maneuvering on both sides, the politics, and the personalities. Particularly notable are McPherson's new views on such matters as the slavery expansion issue in the 1850s, the origins of the Republican Party, the causes of secession, internal dissent and anti-war opposition in the North and the South, and the reasons for the Union's victory. The book's title refers to the sentiments that informed both the Northern and Southern views of the conflict: the South seceded in the name of that freedom of self-determination and self-government for which their fathers had fought in 1776, while the North stood fast in defense of the Union founded by those fathers as the bulwark of American liberty. Eventually, the North had to grapple with the underlying cause of the war--slavery--and adopt a policy of emancipation as a second war aim. This "new birth of freedom," as Lincoln called it, constitutes the proudest legacy of America's bloodiest conflict. This authoritative volume makes sense of that vast and confusing "second American Revolution" we call the Civil War, a war that transformed a nation and expanded our heritage of liberty.