The Civil War : an illustrated history
by Ward, Geoffrey C.; Burns, Ken,; Burns, Ric
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/VG, DJ has some soiling at top edge
- ISBN 10
- 0394562852
- ISBN 13
- 9780394562858
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Knopf, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. VG/VG, DJ has some soiling at top edge. Black cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xix, 425pp. The complete text of the bestselling narrative history of the Civil War--based on the celebrated PBS television series. This edition interweaves the author's narrative with the voices of the men and women who lived through that cataclysmic trail of our nationhood, from Abraham Lincoln to ordinary foot soldiers. Includes essays by distinguished historians of the era. Contents as follows: Introduction: The crossroads of our being -- 1861: A house divided -- Why the war came / Don E. Fehrenbacher -- 1862: Forever free -- Who freeds the slaves? / Barbara J. Fields -- 1863: The universe of battle -- Men at war: an interview with Shelby Foote -- 1864: Most hallowed ground -- War and politics / James M. McPherson -- 1865: The better angels of our nature -- What the war made us / C. Vann Woodward.
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 179628
- Title
- The Civil War : an illustrated history
- Author
- Ward, Geoffrey C.; Burns, Ken,; Burns, Ric
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG/VG, DJ has some soiling at top edge
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 0394562852
- ISBN 13
- 9780394562858
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- History ; history ; ;
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
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