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Ordeal by fire
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James M. McPherson |
The Civil War is the central event in the American historical consciousness. While the Revolution of 1776-1783 created the United States, the Civil War of 1861-1865 preserved this creation from destr… |
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Tried by war
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James M. McPherson |
Evaluates Lincoln's talents as a commander in chief in spite of limited military experience, tracing the ways in which he worked with, or against, his senior commanders to defeat the Confederacy and … |
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Ordeal by Fire
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James M. McPherson |
Ordeal by Fire blends the most up-to-date scholarship with interpretations based on decades of teaching, research, and writing, to tell an important story -- that of the American Civil War and Recons… |
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Embattled Rebel
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James M. McPherson |
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Battle Cry of Freedom, this book is a powerful new reckoning with Jefferson Davis as military commander of the Confederacy. History has not been kind to Jeff… |
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Liberty, equality, power
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Emily S. Rosenberg,James M. McPherson,Gary Gerstle,John M. Murrin,Paul E. Johnson |
xxx, 794, A-11, I-58 pages : 28 cm |
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To the Best of My Ability
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James M. McPherson,DK Publishing,David Rubel,James M. McPherson |
"In To the Best of My Ability: The American Presidents, members of the Society of American Historians deliver analyses of the forty-one men who have led this country - some, of course, more successfu… |
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Abraham Lincoln and the second American Revolution
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James M. McPherson |
James McPherson offers a series of thoughtful and engaging essays on aspects of Lincoln and the war that have rarely been discussed in depth. McPherson displays his keen insight and sterling prose as… |
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Hallowed ground
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James M. McPherson |
"[I]n a larger sense, we can not dedicate--we can not consecrate--we can not hallow--this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our power to add o… |
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What they fought for, 1861-1865
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James M. McPherson |
From Google Books: "In Battle Cry Of Freedom, James M. McPherson presented a fascinating, concise general history of the defining American conflict. With What They Fought For, he focuses his consider… |
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Marching toward freedom
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James M. McPherson |
Using a wide variety of primary sources, examines the Afro-Americans' role in and contribution to the Union and Confederacy during the Civil War and the resulting change in their position as citizens. |
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Battle Cry of Freedom
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James M. McPherson |
A military, political, and social history of the Civil War. |
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The Negro's Civil War
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James M. McPherson |
In this classic study, Pulitzer Prize-winning author James M. McPherson deftly narrates the experience of blacks--former slaves and soldiers, preachers, visionaries, doctors, intellectuals, and comm… |
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