Battle cry of freedom book review5/20/2023 Particularly notable are McPherson's new views on such matters as the slavery expansion issue in the 1850s, the origins of the Republican Party, the causes of secession, internal dissent and anti-war opposition in the North and the South, and the reasons for the Union's victory. Packed with drama and analytical insight, the book vividly recounts the momentous episodes that preceded the Civil War-the Dred Scott decision, the Lincoln-Douglas debates, John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry-and then moves into a masterful chronicle of the war itself-the battles, the strategic maneuvering on both sides, the politics, and the personalities. James McPherson's fast-paced narrative fully integrates the political, social, and military events that crowded the two decades from the outbreak of one war in Mexico to the ending of another at Appomattox. Xix, 904 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 25 cmįilled with fresh interpretations and information, puncturing old myths and challenging new ones, Battle Cry of Freedom will unquestionably become the standard one-volume history of the Civil War. The whole panorama of the Civil War is captured in these pages, from the military campaign, which is described with vividness, immediacy, a grasp of strategy and logistics, and a keen awareness of the military leaders and the common soldiers involved, to its political and social aspects.Publication date 1988 Topics Military campaigns, Amerikaanse burgeroorlog, Sezessionskrieg 1861-1865, United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Campaigns, United States - History - Civil War, 1861-, United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Campaigns, United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865, United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Campaigns, United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865, United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Campaigns, États-Unis - Histoire - 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) - Campagnes et batailles, États-Unis - Histoire - 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession), United States, États-Unis - 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) - Campagnes militaires, United States - History - 1861-1865, Civil War - Campaigns, United States - History - 1861-1865, Civil War, American Civil War Publisher New York : Oxford University Press Collection inlibrary printdisabled internetarchivebooks Digitizing sponsor The Arcadia Fund Contributor Internet Archive Language English With a broad historical sweep, it traces the heightening sectional conflict of the 1850s: the growing estrangement of the South and its impassioned defence of slavery the formation of the Republican Party in the North, with its increasing opposition to slavery and the struggle over territorial expansion, with its accompanying social tensions and economic expansion. This book covers one of the most turbulent periods of the USA's history, from the Mexican War in 1848 to the end of the Civil War in 1865. the best one-volume treatment of its subject I have ever come across. It is a masterful work' New York Review of Books that effectively integrates in one volume social, political and military events from the immediate aftermath of the Mexican War through the sectional strife of the 1850s, the secession movement, and the Civil War. 'A remarkably wide-ranging synthesis of the history of the 1850s and the Civil War. It will shock you for what it tells you about politics in America today.' Richard Ford It will open your eyes about race history in America.
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