The War That Forged a Nation: Why the Civil War Still Matters

by James M. McPherson

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More than 140 years ago, Mark Twain observed that the Civil War had "uprooted institutions that were centuries old, changed the politics of a people, transformed the social life of half the country, and wrought so profoundly upon the entire national character that the influence cannot be measured short of two or three generations." In fact, five generations have passed, and Americans are still trying to measure the influence of the immense fratricidal...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0199375771

ISBN13:9780199375776

Release Date:March 2015

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:232 Pages

Weight:1.03 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

Abraham Lincoln American Civil War Emancipation Proclamation Military Strategy Politics Reconstruction Era Slavery The Union Army History

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