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Civil War Told by Those Who Lived It : A Library of America Boxed Set by Brooks D. Simpson, Aaron Sheehan-Dean and Stephen W. Sears (2014, Hardcover)
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PublisherLibrary of America, T.H.E.
ISBN-101598533509
ISBN-139781598533507
eBay Product ID (ePID)201763158
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Book TitleCivil War Told by Those Who Lived It : a Library of America Boxed Set
Number of Pages3624 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Publication Year2014
GenreHistory
AuthorBrooks D. Simpson, Aaron Sheehan-Dean, Stephen W. Sears
FormatHardcover
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Item Height5.2 in
Item Weight117.7 Oz
Item Length8.4 in
Item Width6.5 in
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Reviews"The Library of America's four-volume boxed set The Civil War Told by Those Who Lived It is a breathtaking achievement, incorporating letters, diaries, maps, newspaper and magazine articles, military accounts, poems, and excerpts of memoirs, letters and diaries in the living words of those who died or survived, as the publisher puts it, 'our greatest national drama, at once heroic, tragic, and epic--our Iliad, but also our Bible.' From South Carolina's secession ('the Southern states are now in the crisis of their fate . . . the ball of revolution [must] be set in motion') to Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation to Gen. George McClellan's letters to his wife ('the Presdt. is an idiot, the old general [Scott] in his dotage, they cannot or will not see'), this amazing work pulls readers into a time that suddenly lives and breathes. We hear from Kate Stone of Louisiana ('the sword of Damocles . . . is suspended over us and there is no escape'), and from Elizabeth Blair Lee of Washington, D.C. ('Meade has just . . . ordered the instant death of the recreant . . . if this had been done by Grant we would have . . . saved many brave men by punishing the Cowards & preventing their Contagion from spreading'). And we hear from escaped slave and Union soldier Spotswood Rice, whose family was still in bondage ('Now my dear Children . . . be assured that I will have you if it cost me my life'). The eloquent immediacy of these voices rings true: These remarkable volumes assure their power, dignity and passion in our own time." --Jayne Anne Phillips "Nearly a century and a half later, with the legacy of the war still very much with us, The Civil War Told by Those Who Lived It allows us to return to the conflict anew, to encounter a spectrum of voices and experiences wider and more diverse than has ever been collected in a single series. Ultimately the work places us at the war's ground level, bringing us closer to the lived experience of Americans who endured this climactic period, providing a portrait more nuanced than could ever be condensed into narrative." -- Randall Fuller, The Wall Street Journal "This massive 3,624 page collection . . . is fascinating and deeply informative. The box set also contains four lovely maps. What a splendid gift this could make for any Civil War devotees." -- Vick Mickunas, Dayton Daily News, Nearly a century and a half later, with the legacy of the war still very much with us, The Civil War Told by Those Who Lived It allows us to return to the conflict anew, to encounter a spectrum of voices and experiences wider and more diverse than has ever been collected in a single series. Ultimately the work places us at the war's ground level, bringing us closer to the lived experience of Americans who endured this climactic period, providing a portrait more nuanced than could ever be condensed into narrative., This massive 3,624 page collection . . . is fascinating and deeply informative. The box set also contains four lovely maps. What a splendid gift this could make for any Civil War devotees.
TitleLeadingThe
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Number of Volumes4 vols.
Volume NumberSet
SynopsisAfter 150 years the Civil War still holds a central place in American history and self-understanding. It is our greatest national drama, at once heroic, tragic, and epic our Iliad, but also our Bible, a story of sin and judgment, suffering and despair, death and resurrection in a 'new birth of freedom.' This four-volume Library of America series orchestrates a symphony of first-hand voices to chronicle as never before the full drama of the nation's most devastating conflict, from Lincoln's election in 1860 to the Grand Review of the Armies in 1865. Each volume includes headnotes, a chronology of events, biographical and explanatory endnotes, full-colour endpaper maps, and an index. As a special feature, this boxed set includes four pull-out posters featuring full colour maps by expert Civil War cartographer Earl McElfresh. Here is the ultimate gift for anyone interested in the Civil War era. Library Of America is an independent non-profit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries., The definitive firsthand narrative of our nation's greatest conflict, now in a collector's boxed set: "Has there ever been another historical crisis of the magnitude of 1861-65 in which so many people were so articulate?" wondered Edmund Wilson in his 1962 classic Patriotic Gore . Reflecting the unprecedented, widespread literacy of nineteenth century Americans, an astonishing number of writers--white and black, male and female, soldiers and politicians, public intellectuals and private citizens--left vivid first-hand accounts of the Civil War. For the last four years, to mark the sesquicentennial of the most epochal event in American history, The Library of America has published a four-volume series that orchestrates this symphony of voices to chronicle as never before the full drama of the nation's most devastating conflict, from Lincoln's election in 186o to the Grand Review of the Armies in 1865. Now, in advance of the 150th anniversary of the war's climactic final months, all four volumes are presented in a beautiful collector's box. As a special feature, each box includes four pull-out posters featuring full color maps by expert Civil War cartographer Earl McElfresh. Here is the ultimate gift for anyone interested in the Civil War era. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.
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- Sep 20, 2015
Original Voices of Americas Greatest Crisis
This four volume set is worth the retail price. What a vast collection of orginal documents that parallel the four years of the war. A great source for any Civil War buff who has read of specific battles and biographies of statesmen and the journals of the common soldier. As if the quality bound books were not value enough, the set includes fantastic maps that depict the four years of the conflict. This is trully one of the best keepsakes that came out of the 150 year observance. The reader is struck both by the literacy of "those who lived it" and the fact that these folk believed strongly in the right of their respective positions. I can highly recommend this set to any American citizen who wants to understand who we are today.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Jun 07, 2016
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Great price, quick shippingVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
