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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811081103321

Autore

Catton Bruce <1899-1978, >

Titolo

America goes to war : the Civil War and its meaning in American culture / / Bruce Catton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hanover, NH : , : Wesleyan University Press, , [1992]

©1992

ISBN

1-283-10995-6

9786613109958

0-8195-7187-3

0-585-37096-6

Edizione

[[1st ed.]]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (125 p.)

Disciplina

973.7

Soggetti

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Wesleyan paperback."

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; The First Modern War; The Politics of War; The Citizen Soldier; Making Hard War; The Era of Suspicion; The General as President; The Heritage of Victory; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A fascinating study of the first modern war and its effect on American Culture.