This book is so huge that I don't really read it, I dip into it from time to time to check facts and impressions. " I have the illustrated edition, which is the size of a small barn. There's lots of little tidbits in this book that was previously unknown to me.
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However, the Oxford series of history books has a way of drawing me. " Civil war history isn't my favorite area. I listened to the recording, which is excellent, but then bought the book because I wanted to read some parts again. " First rate one-volume history of the Civil War. Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:.Narrator Jonathan Davis powerful reading brings to life the many voices of the Civil War
Battle Cry of Freedom vividly traces how a new nation was forged when a war both sides were sure would amount to little dragged for four years and cost more American lives than all other wars combined. McPherson merges the words of these men and other political luminaries, housewives, and soldiers from both armies with his own concise analysis of the war to create a story as compelling as any novel. Jefferson Davis felt forced to take up arms to guarantee his states rights. Abraham Lincoln wondered whether in a free government the minority have the right to break up the government. In this informative and meticulously researched masterpiece, he clarifies the differing ways of life and philosophy that led to this shattering conflict. history at Princeton, is one of the foremost scholars of the Civil War.
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