| This Hallowed Ground: A History of the Civil War Contributor(s): Catton, Bruce (Author) |
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ISBN: 0307947084 ISBN-13: 9780307947086 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | Military - United States - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 973.7 |
| LCCN: 2012376004 |
| Series: Vintage Civil War Library |
| Physical Information: 0.91" H x 5.19" W x 7.89" (0.93 lbs) 464 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The classic one-volume history of the American Civil War simultaneously captures the dramatic scope and intimate experience of that epic struggle, by Pulitzer Prize-winner Bruce Catton. Covering events from the prelude of the conflict to the death of Lincoln, Catton blends a gripping narrative with deep, yet unassuming, scholarship to bring the war alive on the page in an almost novelistic way. It is this gift for narrative that led contemporary critics to compare this book to War and Peace, and call it a "modern Iliad." Now over fifty years old, This Hallowed Ground remains one of the best-loved and admired general Civil War books: a perfect introduction to readers beginning their exploration of the conflict, as well as a thrilling analysis and reimagining of its events for experienced students of the war. Includes maps. |