A Ruined Land: The End of the Civil War

Golay, Michael

ISBN 10: 0471183679 / ISBN 13: 9780471183679

Edité par John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1999

A propos de cet article

1st printing. As New hardcover in As New DJ. Bright, clean, square covers and spine; tightly bound; bright, crisp, clean interior. DJ is bright, clean and complete. 8vo, 384 pp; index, biblio; illustrated. This is a new, unread book.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: A Ruined Land: The End of the Civil War
• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Date de parution: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0471183679
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780471183679
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• État de l'article: As New
• État de la jaquette: As New
• Poids: 1,7 livre
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Government
  • Politics
  • History

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Synopsis

"Fascinating social history." Publishers Weekly A vivid, panoramic look at the closing months of the Civil War and the first months of peace and beyond As the Civil War drew to a close, its final battles and unsolved issues left a complex legacy of pain for both the Southern plantation owners and the newly freed slaves. Using letters and diaries, gifted writer Michael Golay shows the impact of victory and defeat on ordinary Americans who both influenced events and were caught up in them. Golay takes a unique perspective by interweaving personal histories of soldiers and civilians with the larger events of the Civil War; illuminating the impact of Sherman's march through Georgia and the Carolinas; postwar life in a devastated, chaotic South; and the promise of freedom for African American slaves. Based in large part on previously unpublished material, Golay provides a vivid look at the aftermath of a bitter struggle, and the efforts to solve problems where answers were elusive.

À propos de l?auteur

MICHAEL GOLAY has published four books on nineteenth--century American history, including To Gettysburg and Beyond, a joint biography of two Civil War figures. He lives in Exeter, New Hampshire.