Ordeal by Fire: Volume 1, The Coming of War
by James M McPherson
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Author: James M McPhersonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2000-06-27
ISBN: 0072320648
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Summary of Ordeal by Fire: Volume 1, The Coming of War
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.Civil War Books
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