The Civil War : an illustrated history / narrative by Geoffrey C. Ward ; based on a documentary filmscript by Geoffrey C. Ward, Ric Burns, and Ken Burns ; with contributions by Don E. Fehrenbacher ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ward, Geoffrey C.

Contributor:

Burns, Ken, 1953-

Burns, Ric.

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works.

United States.

History.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

Genre:

Pictorial works.

History.

Illustrated works.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xix, 425 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 29 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Knopf, 1990.

Summary:

The complete text of the bestselling narrative history of the Civil War--based on the celebrated PBS television series. This non-illustrated 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:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has dustjacket retained.

Other Format:

Online version: Ward, Geoffrey C. Civil War.

ISBN:

0394562852

9780394562858

0370315502

9780370315508

0679742778

9780679742777

OCLC:

21160298

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