The Slaves' War: The Civil War in the Words of Former Slaves - Couverture souple

Ward, Andrew

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ISBN 10 : 0547237928 ISBN 13 : 9780547237923

Editeur : Mariner Books, 2009

Synopsis

Book by Ward Andrew

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Présentation de l'éditeur :

In The Slaves’ War, the acclaimed historian Andrew Ward delivers an unprecedented vision of the nation’s bloodiest conflict. Woven together from hundreds of interviews, diaries, letters, and memoirs, here is a groundbreaking and poignant narrative of the CivilWar as seen from not only battlefields, capitals, and camps, but from slave quarters, kitchens, roadsides, and fields as well. Speaking in a quintessentially American language, body servants, army cooks, runaways, and gravediggers bring the war to life. From slaves’ theories about the causes of the CivilWar to their frank assessments of such major figures as Lincoln, Davis, Lee, and Grant; from their searing memories of the carnage of battle to their often startling attitudes toward masters and liberators alike; and from their initial jubilation at the Yankee invasion of the South to the crushing disappointment of freedom’s promise unfulfilled, The Slaves’ War is a transformative and engrossing chronicle of America’s Second Revolution.

Revue de presse :

"This is a riveting book about the most important event in our history . . . readable and compelling." --Ken Burns

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Mariner Books
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0547237928
• ISBN 13: 9780547237923
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 416