The Civil War

by WARD, GEOFFREY C.BURNS, RIC

• ISBN13: 9780679742777
• ISBN10: 0679742778
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 1992-09-29
• Publisher: Knopf

Summary

This magnificent pictorial history portrays the Civil War as never before, from the events leading to the firing of the first shot at Fort Sumter, through the battles at Shiloh and Gettysburg, the siege of Vicksburg, Sherman's march to the sea, and Lee's surrender at Appomattox. 500 photos.

Author Biography

Geoffrey C. Ward is the author of eleven books, including <i>A First-Class Temperament</i>, which won the 1989 National Book Critics Circle Award and the 1990 Francis Parkman Prize of the Society of American Historians. He has written or co-written many documentary films, including <i>The Civil War</i>, <i>Baseball</i>, <i>The West</i>, <i>Thomas Jefferson</i>, <i>Not for Ourselves Alone</i>, and <i>Jazz</i>. He lives in New York City.<br><br>Ken Burns, founder of Florentine Films, is a director, producer, and writer who has been making documentaries for more than twenty years. His landmark film <i>The Civil War</i> was the highest-rated series in the history of American public television, and his work has won numerous prizes, including the Emmy and Peabody Awards. He lives

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Crossroads of Our Being	p. 1
1861: A House Divided	p. 84
Why the War Came	p. 88
1862: Forever Free	p. 178
Who Freed the Slaves?	p. 182
1863: The Universe of Battle	p. 264
Men at War: An interview with Shelby Foote	p. 275
1864: Most Hallowed Ground	p. 350
War and Politics	p. 355
1865: The Better Angels of Our Nature	p. 398
What the War Made Us	p. 418
Acknowledgments
Selected Bibliography
Index
Photographic Credits
Film Credits
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