The Civil War

by McWhiney, Grady

• ISBN13: 9781893114494
• ISBN10: 189311449X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-30
• Publisher: State House Pr

Summary

For nearly half a century, Grady McWhiney has stood in the foremost ranks of Civil War historians, receiving numerous honors and helping prepare a new generation of historians to carry on the task of understanding and interpreting the Civil War. Here, McWhiney presents a concise narrative that, says fellow historian John C. Waugh, "is comprehensive but still sings." Says Eugene Genovese: "Grady McWhiney provides a responsible, judicious, well-balanced guide to the principal issues and personalities of America's most painful period." McWhiney's book, he suggests, "is a corrective to prevalent textbook biases and deserves wide classroom use." William C. Davis adds, "The Civil War is not designed to be the last word on the experience and the era, but it contains virtually all of the first words needed to give a reader a considerable familiarity in a remarkably short time." The Civil War stands on its own as a supplemental text or a quick read, but it also is a natural companion to 20 Good Reasons to Study the Civil War by John C. Waugh, published last year by McWhiney Foundation Press and available in paperback.

Author Biography

Grady McWhiney is one of the most influential voices in the study of the American Civil War

Table of Contents

Foreword by John C. Waugh	7	(2)
Introduction by Donald S. Frazier	9	(107)
1. A National Crisis	24	(11)
2. Repeal of the Missouri Compromise	35	(11)
3. Toward Disunion	46	(12)
4. The Call to Arms	58	(8)
5. The Clash of Arms	66	(14)
6. Behind the Lines	80	(11)
7. War for Southern Independence	91	(8)
8. War in the West in 1862	99	(6)
9. War in the East in 1862	105	(11)
10. War in 1863	116	(9)
11. To the End	125