Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era (Oxford History of the United States)
by James M. McPherson
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Author: James M. McPhersonBrand: Spring Arbor/Ingram
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-12-11
ISBN: 019516895X
Number of pages: 952
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Book Review: A Beautifully Written, Moving Piece of History
Summary: 5 Stars
I just finished this book today and I can honestly say that I'm sad that it's ended, and that once you start this book you'll be so engrossed that you'll move through the book's 800 pages very quickly.
I think McPherson is a very fine historian, and honestly - with apologies to you die-hard Confederates out there - I really don't see much of a Northern bias. I think he gives the South its due, even mentioning that history would have been written very differently had the South won instead. Indeed, I'm a proud Northerner who know feels much more understanding and sympathy for the Southerners as a result of reading this book. I think this is a very good book for a beginning Civil War buff. It's a masterful, manageable "map" of the entire conflict. Once you have a broad background, feel free to move to books that explore elements of the Civil War in more detail. I'm now off to pick up some biographies of the people that fascinated me, and the major battles that McPherson had to hurry over.
The Battle Cry of Freedom really is a humbling reminder of the terrible sacrifices that these Americans made for our country. One of the best books I've read in a long time.
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