The American civil war / Cole C. Kingseed.

• Series foreword / Linda S. Frey and Marsha L. Frey -- Ch. 1. Overview of the war -- Ch. 2. The myth of southern martial supermacy -- Ch. 3. The transformation of Abraham Lincoln -- Ch. 4. Could the South have won the Civil War? -- Ch. 5. Anatomy of defeat : why Lee lost the battle of Gettysburg -- Ch. 6. Consequences of Civil War : a contemporary perspective -- Biographies : the personalities behind the war -- Primary documents of the war.

• "The Civil War is the central event in American history. More than any other event, the war defined the American people and nation." 
• "Following a narrative history, Kingseed offers six stimulating topical chapters covering such issues as the transformation of Abraham Lincoln, why Lee lost the battle of Gettysburg, and the consequences of the War from a contemporary perspective. Eighteen biographical sketches of key civilian, military and political figures such as Clara Barton, Matthew Brady, J.E.B. Stuart, Ulysses S. Grant, and Frederick Douglass personalize the momentous events of the Civil War, while 16 keenly annotated primary documents, ranging from Lincoln's "House Divided against Itself" speech to Jefferson Davis's Inaugural speech to a bluejacket's remembrances of the horrors witnessed during and after the Battle of Antietam. 
• Ten illustrations, a map of the major campaigns, chronology of events, glossary, annotated bibliography, and index complete this one-stop research resource on the American Civil War."--Jacket. 

Ämnesord

Amerikanska inbördeskriget 1861-1865  (sao)

Slaget vid Gettysburg 1863  (sao)

Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863  (lcsh)

Förenta staterna  (sao)

United States  -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. (LCSH)

United States.  (fast)

Genre

History.  (fast)

Personnamn

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Grant, Ulysses S., 1822-1885

Indexterm och SAB-rubrik

Kqa.46 Historia: Förenta staterna: 1789-1865

Klassifikation

E468 (LCC)

973.7 (DDC)

Kqa.46 (kssb/8)