About this title: This book covers one of the most turbulent periods of the USA's history, from the Mexican War in 1848 to the end of the Civil War in 1865. With a broad historical sweep, it traces the heightening sectional conflict of the 1850s: the growing estrangement of the South and its impassioned defence of slavery; the formation of the Republican Party in ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780195038637ISBN:0195038630
Description: Acceptable. 4th Printing; Moderate writing on flyleaf; Front hinge slightly cracked; Minor age wear and discoloration Overall below average used book. May have highlighting, underlining, notes, price sticker on cover, or be an ex-library book. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780195038637ISBN:0195038630
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. This book is in very good shape and has aged in color. This book is in very good condition. The cover may have minor to medium wear, tear, dents, scratches. and creases. The inside pages are in great shape, may have minor to medium dog eared corners, and may contain a name inside. Shop with confidence. We guarantee the condition of every product as it's described on our listings. read more
Edition: 1st edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2/25/1988
ISBN-13:9780195038637ISBN:0195038630
Description: Fair. 0195038630 Acceptable-Binding is coming loose from the spine. Contents remain partially intact. Text is clean and unmarked! Has a publishers mark. Has minor shelf wear from storage. --Be Sure to Compare Seller Engine Feedback and Ratings Before Purchasing— read more
Edition: 1st edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2/25/1988
ISBN-13:9780195038637ISBN:0195038630
Description: Very Good. 0195038630 Very Good and Unread! Text is clean and unmarked! Has a publishers mark. Has minor shelf wear (slightly tarnished edges) from storage. --Be Sure to Compare Seller Engine Feedback and Ratings Before Purchasing— read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780195038637ISBN:0195038630
Description: Near Fine in Very Good jacket. Book Club Edition Tight spine, clean copy. Blue boards with black cloth spine, gilt lettering, no flaws. Text is clean and unmarked, appears to be unread, lots of vintage b/w photos, nice copy. DJ-minor shelfwear, no chips or tears. 904 Pgs. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780195038637ISBN:0195038630
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Pages are clean, wraps have edge wear and the backstrip is rubbed. Trade paperback. 904 p. Includes photographs Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
Binding: Cloth Spine on Board
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780195038637ISBN:0195038630
Description: Very Good++ in Good++ jacket. This is a thick black cloth spine and blue board hard back. The condition is Very Good++ with a Good++ jacket. Presumed history club edition. This is a firm book with a small area near the top spine slightly pushed in. The cover is bright and clean with very good edges. These pages are bright, tight and unmarked, no names. The jacket, no price, is bright and attractive with a few very small edge tears. Illustrated. 904 pages. read more
Edition: 4th ptg.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780195038637ISBN:0195038630
Description: Book: Very Good. DJ: Good. 8vo. 904 pp. 6 1/4 x 9 1/2. Blue cloth covered boards, stamped in gold on spine. Very light wear. Glossy blue and white dj, few small tears at corners. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780195038637ISBN:0195038630
Description: Very Good in Good dust jacket. * Very nice book good DJ some nicking and scuffing noted *. The Oxford history of the United States; v. 6. Unknown printing. (alk. paper) xix, 904 p., [16] p. of plates: ill.; 25 cm. Includes index. Bibliography: p. 865-882. read more
Edition: Fifth Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780195038637ISBN:0195038630
Description: Good Plus in Better Than Good No Price jacket. Book Club. 9 1/2 X 6 1/2. Jacket in a crystal-clear polyester protector. Pages are tight and clean. Binding very firm and straight. Board edges and corners good, minor edge wear & soiling. Illustrated with twenty-three maps and B/W pictures. One signature foxed and head. A good working copy, if needed for reference, research, analysis, lucubrations or just enjoyment, this is the one. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1988-02-25
ISBN-13:9780195038637ISBN:0195038630
Description: VG/VG. Light age toning, light outer soil, minor dustjacket edgewear. Owner entered notation on first page (FFE) that is is a "great book". read more
Edition: Book Club Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780195038637ISBN:0195038630
Description: 0195038630. Good, spine lines, a bump crimp to the bottom cover corner and the corner tips of the first few pages. Trade size.; B&W Illustrations, maps.; 904 pages. read more
Edition: Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780195038637ISBN:0195038630
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-8"-9" Tall. Quarter bound in blue cloth. A clean, unmarked book club copy in a jacket. xix, 994pp. Photos. Dust jacket, lightly rubbed, offered in new mylar cover. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford Univ. Press
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780195038637ISBN:0195038630
Description: Hardcover; Full Size BC Edition; Near Fine / Very Good shelfworn, chipped DustJacket; 904 pages. ISBN 0195038630. Clean tight unmarked copy. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780195038637ISBN:0195038630
Description: Very good in good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 928 p. Oxford History of the United States (Hardcover). Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr, Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780195038637ISBN:0195038630
Description: Near Fine. No Jacket as Issued. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. R-4. Book has very light edgewear. Text is clean and bright. 904 pages. Includes index. Bibliography. The Oxford history of the United States. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780195038637ISBN:0195038630
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 944 p. Oxford History of the United States (Hardcover). Audience: General/trade. Looks like 1st edition, full line 10-1. '"Filled with fresh interpretation, puncturing old myths and challenging new ones, ...will unquestionably become the standard one-volume history of the Civil War. "' read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780195038637ISBN:0195038630
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 928 p. Audience: General/trade. Oversized softcover trade paperback, Fine Condition (Appears to be brand new! ), 904 pages, (L2). read more
"If you want detailed discussion of battles, this is not the book for you. If you want detailed descriptions of key actors during the Civil War, this will not be the book for you. But if you want an all encompassing volume, linking the battles, economic issues, social life, culture, and politics, then this book will be a wonderful resource.
Where does the title of the book come from? A Civil War song, "The Battle Cry of Freedom," written in 1862. Illustrative lines:
"The Union forever, Hurrah boys Hurrah! Down with the traitor and up with the star; While we rally round the flag boys, rally once again, Shouting the battle cry of freedom."
McPherson addresses the purpose of this volume (Page ix): ". . .I have tried to integrate the political and military events of this era with important social and economic developments to form a seamless web synthesizing up-to-date scholarship with my own research and interpretations."
The book begins with background, the Mexican War, slavery, bleeding Kansas, and the election of 1860. We learn about the comparative economies in north and south as well as social and cultural and political issues. Then, as one chapter title says so well, "Amateurs go to war." Starting with untrained forces and many inept officers, the war began.
The difference between this and other histories can be noted in space devoted to battles. Pea Ridge (Elkhorn Tavern) is covered in two pages; Shiloh is addressed in 11 pages; 11 pages on Vicksburg; 13 pages are devoted to Gettysburg. But the context in which these battles (and others) were fought provides a deeper view of the Civil War. For instance, a table on page 608 suggests that it was a "poor man's fight," with laborers, farmers, making up the bulk of the Union forces. But McPherson notes that this ignores demographic realities and that, in fact, there was greater representativeness among the Union military than has often been noted.
All in all, an impressive work, integrating the many aspects of the Civil War in just one volume, with 862 pages of text."
"A great single-volume history of the Civil War. I hard a hard time putting it down. Even though it was 867 pages, and a little daunting to start, it turned out to be very easy to read.
The author begins by describing the state of America in the middle of the 19th century, then about the events leading up to the secession crisis (Mexican-American War, Wilmot Proviso, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Bleeding Kansas, etc), before starting the Civil War itself. Then he recounts the strategy and tactics of the battles, how each side saw itself and their chances of victory, and how each showdown changed the ebb and flow of the war. Here is: Fort Sumter, and Bull Run, Shiloh, Fredericksburg, Antietam, Vicksburg, Gettysburg, and Sherman's march through Georgia and South Carolina (in the chapter "South Carolina Must be Destroyed"), and more, to the final tired surrender in a small house near Appomattox. Though the set-piece battles form a great portion of the middle of the book, it's as much a history of non-military aspects of the era as it is about the war itself. How did each side appropriate funds and raise their armies? How were the peace proponents fairing in the North and South? What role did slavery and emancipation play in the struggle? The subtitle of this book is "The Civil War Era," which is entirely true, because this book is about more than just the war itself.
Have some time on your hands and want to learn about the Civil War? This is the book for you."
"A very good account of life before / during and after the American Civil War. It was very interesting to read about the knowledge / experience of the Generals on both sides, and how the Union Generals eventually took a leaf out of the Confederate Generals books - such as living off the land etc. It also showed Lincoln in a new light to me, and how he dealt with the political scene behind the war - he was quite manipulative in my view and some of what he did was not necessarily for "the country / USA" but in some cases for his own political survival. I completed this book on 4th July 2009 - coincidence? But I started this book back in 2008...it began quite sporadic, but then I got to a point around page 300, and could not put it down. I have learnt a lot about many other players during the Civil War, and the extensive references to other reading materials means that I will be adding a LOT of stuff on my to read list!"
"This provides a fascinating overview of Civil War history, told in a narrative format. What struck me the most about this book was how similar the sectarian divisions of the 1850s and 60s are to today's culture wars between "red" and "blue" states. It also clearly demonstrated the morally-perverse justifications provided by northerners and southerners alike for either advocating, or sitting idly by, while millions of people were viciously and inexcusably wronged for the sake of profit."
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