Record Nr.

UNINA9910784017103321

Titolo

A house divided during the Civil War era / / Rodney P. Carlisle and J. Geoffrey Golson, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Santa Barbara, Calif., : ABC-CLIO, c2007
Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : ABC-CLIO, , 2007

ISBN

1-280-75808-2

9786610758081

1-85109-882-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 254 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Turning points-actual and alternate histories series

Disciplina

973.7

Soggetti

Imaginary histories

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based on print version record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-241) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; 1 John Brown's Raid; 2 Confederate States of America; 3 First Battle of Bull Run; 4 Battle of Antietam; 5 Emancipation Proclamation; 6 Battle of Gettysburg; 7 Sherman's March to the Sea; 8 Lincoln Assassination; 9 Thirteenth Amendment; 10 Reconstruction; 11 Johnson's Impeachment; Appendices; Chronology of the Civil War Era; Resources; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In colorful, readable prose, this volume provides a full history of the Civil WarÑincluding John Brown's raid; the story of the Confederate States of America; the battles of Bull Run, Antietam, and Gettysburg; Sherman's March to the Sea; the Emancipation Proclamation; the Thirteenth Amendment; LincolnÕs assassination; Reconstruction; and Andrew JohnsonÕs impeachment.||But more importantly, it offers a range of essays on how events could have turned out differentlyÑmilitarily, politically, and culturally. It challenges students and general readers alike to remember that the course of history is