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Ordeal by Fire
The Civil War and Reconstruction
by James M. McPherson
ISBN: 0072317361
ISBN-13: 9780072317367
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Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities Social
Published date: 2000
Edition: 3rd edition
Size: 6.5 x 9.25 inches
Weight: 2.45 pounds
Publisher's Notes
Written by a leading Civil War historian and Pulitzer Prize winner, this text describes the social, economic, political, and ideological conflicts that led to a unique, tragic, and transitional event in American history. The third edition incorporates recent scholarship and addresses renewed areas of interest in the Civil War/Reconstruction era including the motivations and experiences of common soldiers and the role of women in the war effort.
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Ordeal by Fire: The Civil War and Reconstruction {THIRD EDITION}
McPherson, James M
New York, New York, U.S.A.: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 2001. "ORDEAL BY FIRE seeks both to tell an important story and to explain the meaning of that story. It blends the most up-to-date scholarship with the author's own interpretations based on decades of teaching, research, and writing about this era. This third edition includes new findings and perspectives on the social and economic history of the era, especially with respect to women, the homefront during the war, and the black experience during reconstruction." This book has 641 pages and is illustrated throughout + appendices.. ISBN: 0-07-231736-1. Third Edition {Ninth Printing}. Pictorial Softcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The North, the South, the Confereracy, the Union, the Civil War. Recontruction. ( more information) Offered by Glued To The Tube Books (United States)
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Ordeal by Fire - the Civil War and Reconstruction
James M. McPherson
McGraw Hill, 2001 pp.663 plus glossary, extensive bibliography and index. PLUS a separate fold out map clean tight copy . Third Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by The Travelwell Resource Center (Canada)
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Ordeal By Fire: The Civil War and Reconstruction (Qty: 2)
James M. McPherson
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Ordeal By Fire: The Civil War and Reconstruction- Third Edition
McPherson,James M
New York: McGraw-Hill, 2001. Comprehensive updated scholarly text includes new findings and perspectives on the social and economic history of the era, especially with respect to women, the homefront during the war, the Black experience during the Reconstruction, Ulysses S. Grant's presidency, the assasination of Lincoln, psychological impact of the war, etc. 772 pgs. Illustrated.. ISBN: 0072317361. Third Edition. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Warfare, Economics, Sociology, Philosophy, History, Ulysses S. Grant, Abraham Lincoln, Psychology, Espionage, Military, African-Americans, Slavery, Americana. ( more information) Offered by SCIENTEK BOOKS (United States)
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McPherson, James M; Hogue, James
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