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The Civil War

The Civil War

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Written by Geoffrey C. WardAuthor Alerts: Random House will alert you to new works by Geoffrey C. Ward , Ric BurnsAuthor Alerts: Random House will alert you to new works by Ric Burns and Ken BurnsAuthor Alerts: Random House will alert you to new works by Ken Burns

  • Format: Trade Paperback, 452 pages
  • Publisher: Knopf
  • On Sale: September 29, 1992
  • Price: $29.95
  • ISBN: 978-0-679-74277-7 (0-679-74277-8)
Also available as an abridged audio CD, eBook, hardcover and a trade paperback.
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This edition is fully illustrated with maps, photos, and hundreds of other images which enhance the overall reading and learning experience. Ward's acclaimed narrative history (based on the PBS television series) interweaves the authors' narrative with the voices of the participants, from politicians and officers to soldiers and civilians on both sides of the war.  This edition also includes essays by Don E. Fehrenbacher on the war's origins, Barbara J. Fields on the freeing of the slaves, Shelby Foote on the war's soldiers and commanders, James M. McPherson on the political dimensions of the struggle, and C. Vann Woodward assessing the America that emerged from the war's ashes.