The war that forged a nation : why the Civil War still matters /

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"More than 140 years ago, Mark Twain observed that the Civil War had 'uprooted institutions that were centuries old, changed the politics of a people, transformed the social life of half the country, and wrought so profoundly upon the entire national character that the influence cannot be...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McPherson, James M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Temas:
1861-1865
War and society > United States > History.
Social change > United States > History.
National characteristics, American > History.
Guerre et société > États-Unis > Histoire.
HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
HISTORY > United States > General.
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
National characteristics, American
Psychological aspects
Social aspects
Social change
War and society
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Influence.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Psychological aspects.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Aspect psychologique.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Aspect social.
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Why the Civil War Still Matters
  • Mexico, California, and the Coming of the Civil War
  • A Just War?
  • Death and Destruction in the Civil War
  • American Navies and British Neutrality During the Civil War
  • The Rewards of Risk-Taking : Two Civil War Admirals
  • How Did Freedom Come?
  • Lincoln, Slavery, and Freedom
  • A. Lincoln, Commander in Chief
  • The Commander Who Would Not Fight : McClellan and Lincoln
  • Lincoln's Legacy for Our Time
  • War and Peace in the Post-Civil War South.

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