What They Fought For 1861-1865

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$21.00 US
5.2"W x 7.94"H x 0.3"D  
On sale Mar 01, 1995 | 112 Pages | 9780385476348
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Battle Cry of Freedom comes an exceptional and highly original Civil War analysis. McPherson draws on the letters and diaries of nearly one thousand Union and Confederate soldiers, giving voice to the very men who risked their lives in the conflict, in order to examine what motivated each soldier to fight. "The best one-volume history of the Civil War."—The New York Times Book Review
Bibliographic references. Index.
© David K. Crow
James M. McPherson is best known for his classic work on the American Civil War, The Battle Cry of Freedom, which won the Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction. He is a professor in the Department of History at Princeton University. View titles by James M. McPherson
"[McPherson] makes a persuasive case for his interpretation."  —The Washington Post Book  World

"Mcpherson's emphasis on moral and  ideological factors in war gives his book significance well beyond its specific subject." —Publishers Weekly

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From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Battle Cry of Freedom comes an exceptional and highly original Civil War analysis. McPherson draws on the letters and diaries of nearly one thousand Union and Confederate soldiers, giving voice to the very men who risked their lives in the conflict, in order to examine what motivated each soldier to fight. "The best one-volume history of the Civil War."—The New York Times Book Review
Bibliographic references. Index.

Author

© David K. Crow
James M. McPherson is best known for his classic work on the American Civil War, The Battle Cry of Freedom, which won the Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction. He is a professor in the Department of History at Princeton University. View titles by James M. McPherson

Praise

"[McPherson] makes a persuasive case for his interpretation."  —The Washington Post Book  World

"Mcpherson's emphasis on moral and  ideological factors in war gives his book significance well beyond its specific subject." —Publishers Weekly

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