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

• Pubblicazione: Santa Barbara, Calif., : ABC-CLIO, c2007; Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : ABC-CLIO, , 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xviii, 254 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 973.7
• Soggetto topico: Imaginary histories
• Soggetto geografico: United States History Civil War, 1861-1865
• Persona (resp. second.): CarlisleRodney P.; GolsonJ. Geoffrey
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: A house divided during the Civil War era
• ISBN: 1-280-75808-2; 9786610758081; 1-85109-882-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784017103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Turning points--actual and alternate histories.