A collection of essays in which James McPherson offers fresh insight into some of the most enduring questions about the Civil War, exploring topics such as the soldiers' love of newspapers, the postwar creation of the South's Lost Cause, the lives of key Civil War figures, and the failure of peace negotiations at the end of the war.
year: 2007, 2009
call number/section: 973.7, 1000
subjects: united states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, 1861-1865, civil war
Editions
McPherson, James M
Oxford University Press (2007)
A collection of essays in which James McPherson offers fresh insight into some of the most enduring questions about the Civil War, exploring topics such as the soldiers' love of newspapers, the postwar creation of the South's Lost Cause, the lives of key Civil War figures, and the failure of peace negotiations at the end of the war.
Schools: 2
McPherson, James M
Oxford University Press (2009)
A collection of essays by Civil War historian James McPherson. Profiles key figures such as Harriet Tubman, John Brown, Jesse James, and William Tecumseh Sherman. Examines issues such as Confederate military strategy, the failure of peace negotiations, and Lincoln's creation of presidential war powers.
Schools: 1