| Details | | Publication Date: | 1997-12-18 |
| Size | | Height: | 8.0 in | | Width: | 5.5 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 8.0 oz |
Publisher's Note The preeminent Civil War commentator and author of the bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning book "Battle Cry of Freedom" now offers a series of thoughtful and engaging essays on some of the most enduring questions of the Civil War, written in the masterful prose that has become his trademark. "Exact, convincing, and judicious".--"The New York Times Book Review".
Industry Reviews "A MUST for all buffs...McPherson's book not only gives us an astute survey and summary of recent work on the Civil War, but also many brilliant insights of his own." advertisement - C. Vann Woodward
"These perceptive essays deliver just what readers have come to expect from the pen of our generation's leading Civil War historian. Learned, original, quick to question convention, and written in McPherson's clear and often eloquent prose, they challenge readers to think anew about important issues and personalities associated with the nation's great trauma." advertisement - Gary W. Gallagher
"Not merely is he the leading living historian of the Civil War, but he is a scholar whose knowledge and authority are unsurpassed: when McPherson speaks, even in a minor key, people listen." Washington Post - Jonathan Yardley
"Written with verve and chock full of clever ideas and brilliant analysis." advertisement - Joseph T. Glatthaar
"Thoughtful essays on the Civil War by one of its foremost contemporary students....Fine historical writing, and required reading for both Civil War buffs and scholars..." O'Brien
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