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The Civil War

The complete text of the bestselling narrative history of the Civil War--based on the celebrated PBS television series

Part of Vintage Civil War Library

Author Geoffrey C. Ward, Kenneth Burns, RICHARD BURNS
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Knopf | Vintage
On sale Sep 06, 1994 | 368 Pages | 978-0-679-75543-2
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This acclaimed narrative history (based on the PBS television series) is now available in a complete text-only edition that interweaves the authors' narrative with the voices of the participants, from politicians and officers to soldiers and civilians on both sides of the war.  This edition also includes essays by Don E. Fehrenbacher on the war's origins, Barbara J. Fields on the freeing of the slaves, Shelby Foote on the war's soldiers and commanders, James M. McPherson on the political dimensions of the struggle, and C. Vann Woodward assessing the America that emerged from the war's ashes.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Crossroads of Our Being

1. 1861 A House Divided

"Why the War Came" by Don E. Fehrenbacher

2. 1862 Forever Free

"Who Freed the Slaves?" by Barbara J. Fields

3. 1863 The Universe of Battle

Men at War: An Interview with Shelby Foote

4. 1864 Most Hallowed Ground

"War and Politics" by James M. McPherson

5. 1865 The Better Angels of Our Nature

"What the War Made Us" by C. Vann Woodward
  • WINNER | 1991
    Lincoln Prize
© Goverdhan Singh Rathore
Geoffrey C. Ward, historian and screenwriter, is the author of sixteen books, including A First-Class Temperament: The Emergence of Franklin Roosevelt, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Francis Parkman Prize, and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He has written or cowritten many documentary films, including The War, The Civil War, Baseball, The West, Mark Twain, Not for Ourselves Alone, and Jazz.   View titles by Geoffrey C. Ward
Ken Burns, the producer and director of numerous film series, including The War and Country Music, founded his own documentary film company, Florentine Films, in 1976. His landmark film The Civil War was the highest-rated series in the history of American public television, and his work has won numerous prizes, including the Emmy and Peabody Awards, and two nominations for the Academy Award. He lives in Walpole, New Hampshire. View titles by Kenneth Burns
RICHARD BURNS View titles by RICHARD BURNS

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This acclaimed narrative history (based on the PBS television series) is now available in a complete text-only edition that interweaves the authors' narrative with the voices of the participants, from politicians and officers to soldiers and civilians on both sides of the war.  This edition also includes essays by Don E. Fehrenbacher on the war's origins, Barbara J. Fields on the freeing of the slaves, Shelby Foote on the war's soldiers and commanders, James M. McPherson on the political dimensions of the struggle, and C. Vann Woodward assessing the America that emerged from the war's ashes.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Crossroads of Our Being

1. 1861 A House Divided

"Why the War Came" by Don E. Fehrenbacher

2. 1862 Forever Free

"Who Freed the Slaves?" by Barbara J. Fields

3. 1863 The Universe of Battle

Men at War: An Interview with Shelby Foote

4. 1864 Most Hallowed Ground

"War and Politics" by James M. McPherson

5. 1865 The Better Angels of Our Nature

"What the War Made Us" by C. Vann Woodward

Awards

  • WINNER | 1991
    Lincoln Prize

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© Goverdhan Singh Rathore
Geoffrey C. Ward, historian and screenwriter, is the author of sixteen books, including A First-Class Temperament: The Emergence of Franklin Roosevelt, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Francis Parkman Prize, and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He has written or cowritten many documentary films, including The War, The Civil War, Baseball, The West, Mark Twain, Not for Ourselves Alone, and Jazz.   View titles by Geoffrey C. Ward
Ken Burns, the producer and director of numerous film series, including The War and Country Music, founded his own documentary film company, Florentine Films, in 1976. His landmark film The Civil War was the highest-rated series in the history of American public television, and his work has won numerous prizes, including the Emmy and Peabody Awards, and two nominations for the Academy Award. He lives in Walpole, New Hampshire. View titles by Kenneth Burns
RICHARD BURNS View titles by RICHARD BURNS

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