The Legacy Of The Civil War

Author : Robert Penn Warren
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0803299273
Total Pages : 109 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Legacy of the Civil War written by Robert Penn Warren and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2015-11 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this elegant book, the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer explores the manifold ways in which the Civil War changed the United States forever. He confronts its costs, not only human (six hundred thousand men killed) and economic (beyond reckoning) but social and psychological. He touches on popular misconceptions, including some concerning Abraham Lincoln and the issue of slavery. The war in all its facets “grows in our consciousness,” arousing complex emotions and leaving “a gallery of great human images for our contemplation.”

Author : Robert Penn Warren
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 109 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Legacy of the Civil War written by Robert Penn Warren and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Harold D. Woodman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9780471959847
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Legacy of the American Civil War written by Harold D. Woodman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1973 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert Penn Warren
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 119 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Legacy of the Civil War written by Robert Penn Warren and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Susan Mary Grant
Publisher : LSU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780807128473
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Legacy of Disunion written by Susan Mary Grant and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2003-03-01 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The conviction that the American Civil War left a massive legacy to the country has generally been much clearer than the definition of what that legacy is. Did the war, as Ulysses S. Grant believed, bequeath power, intelligence, and sectional harmony to America, or did it, as many have argued since, sow racial and regional bitterness that has blighted the nation since 1865? What, exactly, was the legacy of disunion? This collection explores that question from a variety of angles, showcasing the work of twelve scholars from the United States and the United Kingdom. The essays ponder the role of history, myth, and media in sustaining the memory of the war and its racial implications in the South; Abraham Lincoln’s legacy; and the war’s consequences in less studied areas, such as civil-military relations, constitutional and legal history, and America’s ascent on the international stage. By juxtaposing American and non-American interpretations, this stimulating volume sheds light on aspects of the war’s legacy that from a purely American viewpoint are sometimes too close for comfort. Perhaps the greatest legacy of the Civil War is its ongoing debate and continuing fascination worldwide.

Author : Robert Penn Warren
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 109 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Legacy of the Civil War written by Robert Penn Warren and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert Penn Warren
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 109 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Legacy of the Civil War written by Robert Penn Warren and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jay Luvaas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Military Legacy of the Civil War written by Jay Luvaas and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Allen C. Guelzo
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199939365
Total Pages : 587 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fateful Lightning written by Allen C. Guelzo and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-05-11 with total page 587 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Civil War is the greatest trauma ever experienced by the American nation, a four-year paroxysm of violence that left in its wake more than 600,000 dead, more than 2 million refugees, and the destruction (in modern dollars) of more than $700 billion in property. The war also sparked some of the most heroic moments in American history and enshrined a galaxy of American heroes. Above all, it permanently ended the practice of slavery and proved, in an age of resurgent monarchies, that a liberal democracy could survive the most frightful of challenges. In Fateful Lightning, two-time Lincoln Prize-winning historian Allen C. Guelzo offers a marvelous portrait of the Civil War and its era, covering not only the major figures and epic battles, but also politics, religion, gender, race, diplomacy, and technology. And unlike other surveys of the Civil War era, it extends the reader's vista to include the postwar Reconstruction period and discusses the modern-day legacy of the Civil War in American literature and popular culture. Guelzo also puts the conflict in a global perspective, underscoring Americans' acute sense of the vulnerability of their republic in a world of monarchies. He examines the strategy, the tactics, and especially the logistics of the Civil War and brings the most recent historical thinking to bear on emancipation, the presidency and the war powers, the blockade and international law, and the role of intellectuals, North and South. Written by a leading authority on our nation's most searing crisis, Fateful Lightning offers a vivid and original account of an event whose echoes continue with Americans to this day.

Author : John McKee Barr
Publisher : LSU Press
ISBN 13 : 0807153850
Total Pages : 634 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Loathing Lincoln written by John McKee Barr and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2014-04-07 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While most Americans count Abraham Lincoln among the most beloved and admired former presidents, a dedicated minority has long viewed him not only as the worst president in the country's history, but also as a criminal who defied the Constitution and advanced federal power and the idea of racial equality. In Loathing Lincoln, historian John McKee Barr surveys the broad array of criticisms about Abraham Lincoln that emerged when he stepped onto the national stage, expanded during the Civil War, and continued to evolve after his death and into the present. The first panoramic study of Lincoln's critics, Barr's work offers an analysis of Lincoln in historical memory and an examination of how his critics -- on both the right and left -- have frequently reflected the anxiety and discontent Americans felt about their lives. From northern abolitionists troubled by the slow pace of emancipation, to Confederates who condemned him as a "black Republican" and despot, to Americans who blamed him for the civil rights movement, to, more recently, libertarians who accuse him of trampling the Constitution and creating the modern welfare state, Lincoln's detractors have always been a vocal minority, but not one without influence. By meticulously exploring the most significant arguments against Lincoln, Barr traces the rise of the president's most strident critics and links most of them to a distinct right-wing or neo-Confederate political agenda. According to Barr, their hostility to a more egalitarian America and opposition to any use of federal power to bring about such goals led them to portray Lincoln as an imperialistic president who grossly overstepped the bounds of his office. In contrast, liberals criticized him for not doing enough to bring about emancipation or ensure lasting racial equality. Lincoln's conservative and libertarian foes, however, constituted the vast majority of his detractors. More recently, Lincoln's most vociferous critics have adamantly opposed Barack Obama and his policies, many of them referencing Lincoln in their attacks on the current president. In examining these individuals and groups, Barr's study provides a deeper understanding of American political life and the nation itself.