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What shall we do with the Negro?
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Paul D. Escott |
Consulting a broad range of contemporary newspapers, magazines, books, army records, government documents, publications of citizens' organizations, letters, diaries, and other sources, Paul D. Escott… |
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Lincoln and the triumph of the nation
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Mark E. Neely |
"The Civil War placed the U.S. Constitution under unprecedented--and, to this day, still unmatched--strain. In Lincoln and the Triumph of the Nation, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Mark Neely exami… |
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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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The Negro in the Civil War
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Benjamin Quarles |
"The Civil War was a revolution in many ways," writes Benjamin Quarles in this renowned work. "But on one point there is common agreement: without slavery there would have been no resort to arms. Hen… |
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Embattled courage
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Gerald F. Linderman |
Contrasts the differences between the expectations and experience of battle for Civil War soldiers, and discusses the concepts of courage and honor. |
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The Secret War for the Union
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Edwin C. Fishel |
Previous histories of the Civil War have explained victory or defeat in terms of the skill of commanders, the fighting qualities of the troops, and resources in men and materiel. Intelligence has bee… |
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Outcome of the Civil war, 1863-1865
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James Kendall Hosmer |
Although independent in field and arrangement, this volume continues the author’s “Appeal to arms.” It covers the period from the midsummer of 1863 to the end of hostilities in April, 1865.
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Lincoln and the Decision for War
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Russell A. McClintock |
When Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860 prompted several Southern states to secede, the North was sharply divided over how to respond. In this groundbreaking book, the first major study in over 50 ye… |
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