Here is Pulitzer Prize-winning author Bruce Catton's unsurpassed account of the Civil War, one of the most moving chapters in American history. Introduced by Pulitzer Prize-winner James M. McPherson, the book vividly traces the epic struggle between the Blue and Gray, from the early division between
The Best of American Heritage: The Civil War
β Scribed by Grosvenor, Edwin S
- Publisher
- New Word City, Inc.
- Year
- 2017
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
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Some of AmericaοΏ½s foremost historians - including Bruce Catton, David McCullough, James McPherson and Stephen Sears οΏ½ tell extraordinary stories of courage, disaster, and triumph in this collection of the best articles from sixty years of American Heritage. The Civil War posed a critical test of the young nationοΏ½s character, endurance, and will to survive. Coming only two generations after the nationοΏ½s founding, the secession of Southern states challenged the very existence of the United States. οΏ½AmericaοΏ½s most monumental drama and morality taleοΏ½ comes alive in this brilliant collection from AmericaοΏ½s leading history magazine, as selected by its current editor-in-chief, Edwin S. Grosvenor.
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