History of the Civil War, 1861-1865 (eBook)

James Ford Rhodes (Autor)

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2012
528 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-13778-0 (ISBN)

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1917 Pulitzer Prize–winner is widely regarded as one of the most outstanding studies — and first unbiased history — of the Civil War. "...very attractive volume." — American Historical Review. Notes. 2 maps. Introduction.

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Awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1917, James Ford Rhodes's History of the Civil War, 1861–1865 stands among the essential works in American history. Remarkable for its scholarly research, objectivity and engrossing narrative style, this volume is widely regarded as one of the most outstanding studies — and the first unbiased history — of the Civil War.The book presents a neutral approach to the bloody struggle, neither distorting nor coloring the facts. Rhodes worked methodically, collecting the evidence, considering the opinions of others, and then precisely and lucidly presenting his own conclusions. Distilling material from official military records, diaries, reminiscences, letters, memoirs, newspapers, manuscripts, books, and interviews, the author produced an essential, carefully weighed, and complete account. The critics agreed: "e;a clear outline of the Civil War . . . it is well worthy of the welcome it has already received."e; — American Historical Review. "e; . . . the author's notable faculty of summarizing without leaving out the spirit, the life, and the color of events . . . infuses his narrative with unusual power to re-create the time of which he writes."e; — The New York Times.While the narrative is neutral, choosing neither villains nor heroes, the ideological direction of Rhodes's work is surprisingly current. In accord with such present-day interpreters of the Civil War period as James McPherson and Ken Burns, Rhodes saw the Civil War as essentially a fight for freedom, and focused upon Abraham Lincoln as the deciding factor in the granting of freedom and the winning of the war.This Dover edition contains a cogent new introduction by John Herbert Roper, Richardson Professor of American History, Emory and Henry College, Emory, Virginia.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.8.2012
• Reihe/Serie: Civil War
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 140 x 140 mm
• Gewicht: 553 g
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► 20. Jahrhundert bis 1945
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Schlagworte: allan nevins • american army • american civil • american historians • American Independence • American Revolution • american victories • battle cry • battle field • battlefield maps • battle maps • blockade runners • bloodiest war • british regulars • bruce catton • Bull Run • bunker hill • charles lee • Civil War • cold harbor • common soldiers • confederate army • confederate flag • confederate victory • Continental Army • crucial time • david mccullough • declaring independence • devotes considerable • dorchester heights • federal troops • fischer's • forced marches • Fort Sumter • fort ticonderoga • fort washington • frogman • george mcclellan • George Washington • Harpers • henry knox • hessian forces • Holzer • John Adams • King George • mccullough focuses • mccullough manages • mccullough paints • mccullough's 1776 • mexican war • military battles • military campaigns • military engagements • military genius • military history • military leadership • military victory • Negative Liberty • northern soldiers • one-volume history • ordinary soldiers • overland campaign • oxford history • perryville • political aspects • political battle • radical republicans • rebel yell • reconstruction era • reconstruction period • Revolutionary War • Salamanders • secession crisis • shelby foote • Shenandoah Valley • South Carolina • Staten Island • stonewall jackson • Tecumseh Sherman • thomas stonewall • union cavalry • union generals • union soldiers • valley campaign • virginia military • volume history • war buffs • war enthusiast • war era • war generals • War history • washington's army • washington's crossing • washington's leadership • welcher • West Point
• ISBN-10: 0-486-13778-3 / 0486137783
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-13778-0 / 9780486137780