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Why the Civil War came /
In the early morning of April 12, 1861, Captain George S. James ordered the bombardment of Fort Sumter, beginning a war that would last four horrific years and claim a staggering number of lives. Since that fateful day, the debate over the causes of the American Civil War has never ceased. What even...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1997, ©1996.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In the early morning of April 12, 1861, Captain George S. James ordered the bombardment of Fort Sumter, beginning a war that would last four horrific years and claim a staggering number of lives. Since that fateful day, the debate over the causes of the American Civil War has never ceased. What events were instrumental in bringing it about? How did individuals and institutions function? What did Northerners and Southerners believe in the decades of strife preceding the war? What steps did they take to avoid war? Indeed, was the great armed conflict avoidable at all? Why the Civil War Came brin. |
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| Notas: | "Gettysburg Civil War Institute books"--Page ii "First published by Oxford University Press, Inc., 1996"--Title page verso |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvii, 253 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-253). |
| ISBN: | 9780199761746 0199761744 |