THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CIVIL WAR DESK REFERENCE. Foreword By James M. McPherson.

Wagner, Margaret E., Gary W. Gallagher and Paul Finkelman (Edited By)

ISBN 10: 0684863502 / ISBN 13: 9780684863504

Edité par NY. 2002. Simon & Schuster / A Grand Press Book., 2002

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thick heavy blue & black hardbound 4to ~ 4º (quarto). large & heavy ~ international or priority shipping will cost extra. dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. remainder copy in fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. black ink mark on top edge, other edges clean. contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining. color postcard from Library of Congress laid in. first edition. first printing ( # 1 in # line). xxv+949p. information about images. index. b&w maps & illustrations throughout. separate bibliographies for each chapter (13). american history. biography. politics. american civil war. war between the states. history of the confederate states of america. war of the rebellion. The bloody conflict that sundered the United States from 1861 to 1865 took 620,000 lives, laid waste to large sections of the American South, and decided the future course of the nation. Its reverberations are still felt in American life. Now from the home of "The Nation's Memory" comes The Library of Congress Civil War Desk Reference. Drawn from the Library's unparalleled Civil War collections, including previously unpublished letters and diaries, maps and photographs, as well as thousands of works by post~Civil War scholars and experts~this is the ultimate one~volume reference on the Civil War. A comprehensive yet accessible compendium, The Library of Congress Civil War Desk Reference is organized into chapters that address broad themes such as "Antebellum America," "Wartime Politics," "Armies," and "Reconstruction and Aftermath of the War." Each of these chapters includes more specific topics, such as "The Election of 1860," "Notable Civil War Officers," and "African Americans During Reconstruction." There are timelines that chronicle major events, brief profiles of significant people, and excerpts from key pieces of legislation and addresses that reflect the passions and politics of the times. Here readers can find, for example, detailed information on the arms used on both sides during the Civil War in the "Weaponry" chapter. And descriptions of significant battles, as well as information on casualties, military strategy and tactics, and logistical support, are to be found in the "Battles and the Battlefield" chapter. Topics ranging from economic conditions north and south of the Mason~Dixon line on the eve of the war to the history of slavery in the United States to the impact of the Civil War on literature and the fine arts give additional depth and context to the book's presentation of Civil War events. The Library of Congress Civil War Desk Reference also looks beyond the major events and figures and examines the lives of the common soldiers (from their diet, training, and medical treatment to the struggles of the Union's black soldiers), the various roles women played in the war, and telling events on the home fronts. Along with the words of writers such as Walt Whitman and Herman Melville, readers will find excerpts from the journals and letters of soldiers, refugees, and freedmen. A final chapter offers a guide to further study of the Civil War, including information about major archival collections, important published resources, and national historic sites~for those who wish to learn more. Prodigious in its scope, illustrated with more than 100 photographs and drawings and dozens of maps, The Library of Congress Civil War Desk Reference is sure to become the indispensable one volume reference on the Civil War.

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• Titre: THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CIVIL WAR DESK REFERENCE. Foreword By James M. McPherson.
• Éditeur: NY. 2002. Simon & Schuster / A Grand Press Book.
• Date de parution: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0684863502
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780684863504
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• Édition: Edition originale
• État de la jaquette: Jaquette

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"The Civil War was the most dramatic, violent, and fateful experience in American history. . . . Little wonder that the Civil War had a profound impact that has echoed down the generations and remains undiminished today. That impact helps explain why at least 50,000 books and pamphlets . . . on the Civil War have been published since the 1860s. Most of these are in the Library of Congress, along with thousands of unpublished letters, diaries, and other documents that make this depository an unparalleled resource for studying the war. From these sources, the editors of The Library of Congress Civil War Desk Reference have compiled a volume that every library, every student of the Civil War—indeed everyone with an interest in the American past—will find indispensable." —From the Foreword by James M. McPherson, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Battle Cry of Freedom