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ISBN
9781595581259
Book Title
People's History of the Civil War : Struggles for the Meaning of Freedom
Publisher
New Press, T.H.E.
Item Length
9.2 in
Publication Year
2006
Format
Perfect
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
1.6 in
Author
David Williams
Genre
History
Topic
Social History, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Item Weight
0 Oz
Item Width
6.2 in
Number of Pages
608 Pages
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Publisher
New Press, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
1595581251
ISBN-13
9781595581259
eBay Product ID (ePID)
53745399

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Book Title
People's History of the Civil War : Struggles for the Meaning of Freedom
Number of Pages
608 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2006
Topic
Social History, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Author
David Williams
Format
Perfect

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Item Height
1.6 in
Item Weight
0 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.2 in

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Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"A more competent and honest portrait is [now] available for future generations."--Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Highly recommended."--Library Journal "Through his exhaustive research . . . Williams exposes this 'rich man's war and poor man's fight' for what Whitman called a 'seething hell.'"--Morning Star (London)
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Dewey Decimal
973.7
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The acclaimed sweeping history of a nation at war with itself, told here for the first time by the people who lived it. Bottom-up history at its very best, "A People's History of the Civil War" "does for the Civil War period what Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States" did for the study of American history in general" ("Library Journal"). Widely praised upon its initial release, it was described as "meticulously researched and persuasively argued" by the "Atlanta Journal-Constitution," Historian David Williams has written the first account of the American Civil War though the eyes of ordinary people--foot soldiers, slaves, women, prisoners of war, draft resisters, Native Americans, and others. Richly illustrated with little-known anecdotes and first-hand testimony, this pathbreaking narrative moves beyond presidents and generals to tell a new and powerful story about America's most destructive conflict. "A People's History of the Civil War" is "readable social history" which "sheds fascinating light" ("Publishers Weekly") on this crucial period. In so doing it recovers the long-overlooked perspectives and forgotten voices of one of the defining chapters of American history. Forty b/w images., The acclaimed sweeping history of a nation at war with itself, told here for the first time by the people who lived it Bottom-up history at its very best, A People's History of the Civil War "does for the Civil War period what Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States did for the study of American history in general" (Library Journal). Widely praised upon its initial release, it was described as "meticulously researched and persuasively argued" by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Historian David Williams has written the first account of the American Civil War though the eyes of ordinary people--foot soldiers, slaves, women, prisoners of war, draft resisters, Native Americans, and others. Richly illustrated with little-known anecdotes and firsthand testimony, this pathbreaking narrative moves beyond presidents and generals to tell a new and powerful story about America's most destructive conflict. A People's History of the Civil War is "readable social history" which "sheds fascinating light" (Publishers Weekly) on this crucial period. In so doing it recovers the long-overlooked perspectives and forgotten voices of one of the defining chapters of American history., The acclaimed sweeping history of a nation at war with itself, told here for the first time by the people who lived it Bottom-up history at its very best, A People's History of the Civil War "does for the Civil War period what Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States did for the study of American history in general" ( Library Journal ). Widely praised upon its initial release, it was described as "meticulously researched and persuasively argued" by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Historian David Williams has written the first account of the American Civil War though the eyes of ordinary people--foot soldiers, slaves, women, prisoners of war, draft resisters, Native Americans, and others. Richly illustrated with little-known anecdotes and firsthand testimony, this pathbreaking narrative moves beyond presidents and generals to tell a new and powerful story about America's most destructive conflict. A People's History of the Civil War is "readable social history" which "sheds fascinating light" ( Publishers Weekly ) on this crucial period. In so doing it recovers the long-overlooked perspectives and forgotten voices of one of the defining chapters of American history.
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E468.9.W56

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    Great reading for Civil War buffs

    It shows the Civil War from the normal non-politically-minded people, those who actually fought the war. Makes one have a different view of Lincoln!

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