Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Battle Cry of Freedom
James M. McPherson
€ 76.90
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Battle Cry of Freedom
Hardcover. This book covers one of the most turbulent periods of the USA's history, from the Mexican War in 1848 to the end of the Civil War in 1865. Series: Oxford History of the United States. Num Pages: 944 pages, 16pp halftones, 15 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 164 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1364.
This book covers one of the most turbulent periods of the USA's history, from the Mexican War in 1848 to the end of the Civil War in 1865. With a broad historical sweep, it traces the heightening sectional conflict of the 1850s: the growing estrangement of the South and its impassioned defence of slavery; the formation of the Republican Party in the North, with its increasing opposition to slavery; and the struggle over territorial expansion, with its accompanying social tensions and economic expansion. The whole panorama of the Civil War is captured in these pages, from the military campaign, which ... Read more
This book covers one of the most turbulent periods of the USA's history, from the Mexican War in 1848 to the end of the Civil War in 1865. With a broad historical sweep, it traces the heightening sectional conflict of the 1850s: the growing estrangement of the South and its impassioned defence of slavery; the formation of the Republican Party in the North, with its increasing opposition to slavery; and the struggle over territorial expansion, with its accompanying social tensions and economic expansion. The whole panorama of the Civil War is captured in these pages, from the military campaign, which ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
OUP USA
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Series
Oxford History of the United States
Condition
New
Weight
1340g
Number of Pages
936
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195038637
SKU
V9780195038637
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-6
About James M. McPherson
James M. McPherson is Professor of History at Princeton University.
Reviews for Battle Cry of Freedom
Anyone interested in Texas and the republic to which it belongs should set some weeks aside for this big, smart porcupine of a book
Patrick G. Williams, Southwestern Historical Quarterly
what will surely become the standard one-volume history of the great conflict which forged America as a united nation. Godfrey Hodgson, The Independent _ probably the best ... Read more
Patrick G. Williams, Southwestern Historical Quarterly
what will surely become the standard one-volume history of the great conflict which forged America as a united nation. Godfrey Hodgson, The Independent _ probably the best ... Read more