Ward, Geoffrey C.; Burns, Ken,; Burns, Ric - The CIVIL War : An Illustrated History

New York, Knopf, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. Black cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xix, 425pp. The complete text of the bestselling narrative history of the Civil War--based on the celebrated PBS television series. This edition interweaves the author's narrative with the voices of the men and women who lived through that cataclysmic trail of our nationhood, from Abraham Lincoln to ordinary foot soldiers. Includes essays by distinguished historians of the era. Contents as follows: Introduction: The crossroads of our being -- 1861: A house divided -- Why the war came / Don E. Fehrenbacher -- 1862: Forever free -- Who freeds the slaves? / Barbara J. Fields -- 1863: The universe of battle -- Men at war: an interview with Shelby Foote -- 1864: Most hallowed ground -- War and politics / James M. McPherson -- 1865: The better angels of our nature -- What the war made us / C. Vann Woodward. VG/VG, DJ has some soiling at top edge .

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