Author : Hugh Tulloch
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719049385
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The Debate On the American Civil War Era by : Hugh Tulloch
Download or read book The Debate On the American Civil War Era written by Hugh Tulloch and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study is the first to critically survey the changing and highly controversial historical literature surrounding the American Civil War era, from contemporary interpretations up to the present. The racial question was one of the central causes of the war; there was recognition of the need for America to conform wholly to the Declaration of Independence that "all men are created equal." The book both analyzes historians' attitudes and assumptions, and suggests that each writer's perspective was partly determined by the dictates of time and place.