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The Civil War: A Concise Account by a Noted Southern Historian
Grady McWhiney
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Paperback. A well-balanced guide to the principal issues and personalities of America's most painful period. companion to "20 Good Reasons to Study the Civil War", it not designed to be the last word on the experience and the era, but it contains virtually all of the words needed to give a reader a considerable familiarity in a remarkably short time. Num Pages: 120 pages, 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 218.
For nearly half a century, Grady McWhiney has stood in the foremost ranks of Civil War historians, receiving numerous honors and helping prepare a new generation of historians to carry on the task of understanding and interpreting the Civil War. Here, McWhiney presents a concise narrative that, says fellow historian John C. Waugh, "is comprehensive but still sings." Says Eugene Genovese: "Grady McWhiney provides a responsible, judicious, well-balanced guide to the principal issues and personalities of America's most painful period." McWhiney's book, he suggests, "is a corrective to prevalent textbook biases and deserves wide classroom use." William C. Davis adds, ... Read more
For nearly half a century, Grady McWhiney has stood in the foremost ranks of Civil War historians, receiving numerous honors and helping prepare a new generation of historians to carry on the task of understanding and interpreting the Civil War. Here, McWhiney presents a concise narrative that, says fellow historian John C. Waugh, "is comprehensive but still sings." Says Eugene Genovese: "Grady McWhiney provides a responsible, judicious, well-balanced guide to the principal issues and personalities of America's most painful period." McWhiney's book, he suggests, "is a corrective to prevalent textbook biases and deserves wide classroom use." William C. Davis adds, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
State House Press
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Abilene, TX, United States
ISBN
9781893114494
SKU
V9781893114494
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About Grady McWhiney
GRADY McWHINEY is the author of the award-winning Confederate Crackers and Cavaliers and Battle in the Wilderness: Grant Meets Lee, both published by McWhiney Foundation Press. McWhiney is the founder of the Grady McWhiney Research Foundation, headquartered at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas, where he resides.
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