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The Civil War
Louis P. Masur
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Description for The Civil War
Hardcover. One hundred and fifty years ago the Civil War began, and its hold on the American imagination has not abated since. This volume offers a concise history of the era, and serves as a necessary introduction to dramatic events that fundamentally reshaped the nation. Num Pages: 136 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 288.
One hundred and fifty years after the first shots were fired on Fort Sumter, the Civil War still captivates the American imagination, and its reverberations continue to be felt throughout the nation's social and political landscape. Louis P. Masur's The Civil War: A Concise History is a masterful and eminently readable overview of the war's multiple causes and catastrophic effects. Masur begins by examining the complex origins of the war, focusing on the pulsating tensions over states rights and slavery. He then proceeds to cover, year by year, the major political, social, and military events, highlighting two important themes: ... Read more
One hundred and fifty years after the first shots were fired on Fort Sumter, the Civil War still captivates the American imagination, and its reverberations continue to be felt throughout the nation's social and political landscape. Louis P. Masur's The Civil War: A Concise History is a masterful and eminently readable overview of the war's multiple causes and catastrophic effects. Masur begins by examining the complex origins of the war, focusing on the pulsating tensions over states rights and slavery. He then proceeds to cover, year by year, the major political, social, and military events, highlighting two important themes: ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199740482
SKU
V9780199740482
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99-34
About Louis P. Masur
Louis P. Masur is William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor in American Institutions and Values at Trinity College and former editor of Reviews in American History. His books include 1831: Year of Eclipse, Runaway Dream: Born to Run and Bruce Springsteen's American Vision, The Soiling of Old Glory: The Story of a Photograph that Shocked America, and "the real war will ... Read more
Reviews for The Civil War
Masur's book, far shorter than most studies of the Civil War but a great deal more informative than many, is itself a striking reminder that size is not everything, in writing, as in war.
S.M. Grant, War in History
S.M. Grant, War in History