New Perspectives on the Civil War: Myths and Realities of the National Conflict (Modernity and Political Thought)
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Book Description
Issues raised by the Civil War, including its causes and consequences, reverberate through contemporary society. Family and community connections with the war exist everywhere, as do battlefields, memorials, and other physical reminders of the conflict. Here, leading Civil War scholars gather to sort out the fact and fiction of our collective memories.
About the Author
John Y. Simon is editor of the acclaimed "Papers of Ulysses S. Grant", twenty volumes of which have been published since 1967. He is professor of history at Southern Illinois University and a founder and past president of the Association for Documentary Editing. Michael E. Stevens is state historian and director of public history at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. His most recent book is "As If It Were Glory: Robert Beecham's Civil War from the Iron Brigade to the Black Regiments".
New Perspectives on the Civil War: Myths and Realities of the National Conflict (Modernity and Political Thought),John Y. Stevens, Michael E. Simon,Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.,0742521206,History,History - Military / War,History: American,Military - General,United States - Civil War,American history: c 1800 to c 1900,Civil war,History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877),USA,c 1800 to c 1900
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