Civil War America Contributor(s): Johnson, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0062076256 ISBN-13: 9780062076250 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $12.34 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | United States - 19th Century - History | World - General |
Dewey: 973.7 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 4.4" W x 7" (0.25 lbs) 192 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: "(Johnson) is a master of narrative history." --Los Angeles Times Book Review In these masterful essays drawn from his New York Times bestsellers A History of the American People and Heroes, one of the world's most renowned and respected historians explores what is arguably the most important chapter in the annals of America: the Civil War. Enlivened with the author's trademark scholarship, verve, and intelligence, this vivid, concise history revisits the conflict that tore a nation asunder and provides portraits of the people who played essential roles in the bloody drama. Johnson's Civil War America examines the factors that led to the devastating rift in the years before the fighting--and recounts the troubled healing a wounded nation underwent in the years after the final shot was fired. |
Contributor Bio(s): Johnson, Paul: - Paul Johnson is a historian whose work ranges over the millennia and the whole gamut of human activities. He regularly writes book reviews for several UK magazines and newspapers, such as the Literary Review and The Spectator, and he lectures around the world. He lives in London, England. |