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The Illustrated Battle Cry of Freedom : The Civil War Era by James M. McPherson
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- Condition
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- Illustrated
- ISBN
- 9780195159011
- Book Title
- Illustrated Battle Cry of Freedom : the Civil War Era
- Item Length
- 8.9in
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Publication Year
- 2003
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.9in
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- Item Width
- 11.2in
- Item Weight
- 101.3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 804 Pages
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Winner of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for History and a New York Times Bestseller, Battle Cry of Freedom is universally recognized as the definitive account of the Civil War. It was hailed in The New York Times as "historical writing of the highest order." The Washington Post called it "the finest single volume on the war and its background." And The Los Angeles Times wrote that "of the 50,000 books written on the Civil War,it is the finest compression of that national paroxysm ever fitted between two covers." Now available in a splendid new edition is The Illustrated Battle Cry of Freedom. Boasting some seven hundred pictures, including a hundredand fifty color images and twenty-four full-color maps, here is the ultimate gift book for everyone interested in American history. McPherson has selected all the illustrations, including rare contemporary photographs, period cartoons, etchings, woodcuts, and paintings, carefully choosing those that best illuminate the narrative. More important, he has written extensive captions (some 35,000 words in all, virtually a book in themselves), many of which offer genuinely new information andinterpretations that significantly enhance the text. The text itself, streamlined by McPherson, remains a fast-paced narrative that brilliantly captures two decades of contentious American history, from theMexican War to Lee's surrender at Appomattox. The reader will find a truly masterful chronicle of the war itself--the battles, the strategic maneuvering on both sides, the politics, and the personalities--as well as McPherson's thoughtful commentary on such matters as the slavery expansion issue in the 1850s, the origins of the Republican Party, the causes of secession, internal dissent and anti-war opposition in the North and the South, and the reasons for the Union's victory. Amust-have purchase for the legions of Civil War buffs, The Illustrated Battle Cry of Freedom is both a spectacularly beautiful volume and the definitive account of the most important conflict in ournation's history.
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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195159012
ISBN-13
9780195159011
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2698263
Product Key Features
Book Title
Illustrated Battle Cry of Freedom : the Civil War Era
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Publication Year
2003
Genre
History
Number of Pages
804 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.9in
Item Height
1.9in
Item Width
11.2in
Item Weight
101.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
E470.M46 2003
Reviews
"It would seem hard to improve upon a book that won a Pulitzer Prize, made bestseller lists and is widely considered the finest one-volume treatment of its subject, but McPherson's history of the Civil War has gained significantly from being reissued with illustrations. Except for beingtrimmed by about 20 percent and shorn of its notes, the text is virtually identical to that of 15 years ago. But the photographs, paintings, blueprints, cartoons and other illustrations--along with the author's lucid captions--add materially to the overall effect."--Washington Post Book World, "If you read only one general history of the Civil War, McPherson's book should be it."--Houston Chronicle, "In this impressive book, famed Civil War historian McPherson revises his Pulitzer Prize-winning Battle Cry of Freedom, reducing the text by one-fifth in order to add a stunning array of over 700 illustrations from the Civil War era--photographs, cartoons, lithographs, etchings, woodcuts, and paintings--that give new life to an already vivid, engrossing history.... Real value is added not only by the illustrations, which are neatly woven into the narrative, but also by the copious captions (which add some 35,000 words), which introduce new material and expand on subjects sometimes lightly touched in the original.... One can smell the sweat and sulfur from McPherson's riveting narrative and can see the dangerous age as those who lived in it. Essential."-- Library Journal "If you read only one general history of the Civil War, McPherson's book should be it."-- Houston Chronicle "A handsome volume, much appreciated by any American history buff."-- Seattle Times "I could go on, but by now you get the point: The Illustrated Battle Cry of Freedom presents an outstanding set of images that will enrich anybody's understanding of the Civil War."-- National Review Online "Serious Civil War buffs will delight in this magisterial treatment."-- PW Online "For history buffs, the coffee-table book of the year."-- Weekly Standard "It would seem hard to improve upon a book that won a Pulitzer Prize, made bestseller lists and is widely considered the finest one-volume treatment of its subject, but McPherson's history of the Civil War has gained significantly from being reissued with illustrations. Except for being trimmed by about 20 percent and shorn of its notes, the text is virtually identical to that of 15 years ago. But the photographs, paintings, blueprints, cartoons and other illustrations--along with the author's lucid captions--add materially to the overall effect."-- Washington Post Book World, "In this impressive book, famed Civil War historian McPherson revises his Pulitzer Prize-winning Battle Cry of Freedom, reducing the text by one-fifth in order to add a stunning array of over 700 illustrations from the Civil War era--photographs, cartoons, lithographs, etchings, woodcuts, and paintings--that give new life to an already vivid, engrossing history....Real value is added not only by the illustrations, which are neatly woven into the narrative, butalso by the copious captions (which add some 35,000 words), which introduce new material and expand on subjects sometimes lightly touched in the original....One can smell the sweat and sulfur fromMcPherson's riveting narrative and can see the dangerous age as those who lived in it. Essential."--Library Journal"If you read only one general history of the Civil War, McPherson's book should be it."--Houston Chronicle"A handsome volume, much appreciated by any American history buff."--Seattle Times"I could go on, but by now you get the point: The Illustrated Battle Cry of Freedom presents an outstanding set of images that will enrich anybody's understanding of the Civil War."--National Review Online"Serious Civil War buffs will delight in this magisterial treatment."--PW Online"For history buffs, the coffee-table book of the year."--Weekly Standard"It would seem hard to improve upon a book that won a Pulitzer Prize, made bestseller lists and is widely considered the finest one-volume treatment of its subject, but McPherson's history of the Civil War has gained significantly from being reissued with illustrations. Except for being trimmed by about 20 percent and shorn of its notes, the text is virtually identical to that of 15 years ago. But the photographs, paintings, blueprints, cartoons and otherillustrations--along with the author's lucid captions--add materially to the overall effect."--Washington Post Book World, "I could go on, but by now you get the point: The Illustrated Battle Cryof Freedom presents an outstanding set of images that will enrich anybody'sunderstanding of the Civil War."--National Review Online, "In this impressive book, famed Civil War historian McPherson revises his Pulitzer Prize-winning Battle Cry of Freedom, reducing the text by one-fifth in order to add a stunning array of over 700 illustrations from the Civil War era--photographs, cartoons, lithographs, etchings, woodcuts, and paintings--that give new life to an already vivid, engrossing history....Real value is added not only by the illustrations, which are neatly woven into the narrative, but also by the copious captions (which add some 35,000 words), which introduce new material and expand on subjects sometimes lightly touched in the original....One can smell the sweat and sulfur from McPherson's riveting narrative and can see the dangerous age as those who lived in it. Essential."--Library Journal "If you read only one general history of the Civil War, McPherson's book should be it."--Houston Chronicle "A handsome volume, much appreciated by any American history buff."--Seattle Times "I could go on, but by now you get the point: The Illustrated Battle Cry of Freedom presents an outstanding set of images that will enrich anybody's understanding of the Civil War."--National Review Online "Serious Civil War buffs will delight in this magisterial treatment."--PW Online "For history buffs, the coffee-table book of the year."--Weekly Standard "It would seem hard to improve upon a book that won a Pulitzer Prize, made bestseller lists and is widely considered the finest one-volume treatment of its subject, but McPherson's history of the Civil War has gained significantly from being reissued with illustrations. Except for being trimmed by about 20 percent and shorn of its notes, the text is virtually identical to that of 15 years ago. But the photographs, paintings, blueprints, cartoons and other illustrations--along with the author's lucid captions--add materially to the overall effect."--Washington Post Book World, "In this impressive book, famed Civil War historian McPherson revises his Pulitzer Prize-winning Battle Cry of Freedom, reducing the text by one-fifth in order to add a stunning array of over 700 illustrations from the Civil War era--photographs, cartoons, lithographs, etchings, woodcuts, and paintings--that give new life to an already vivid, engrossing history.... Real value is added not only by the illustrations, which are neatly woven into the narrative, but also by the copious captions (which add some 35,000 words), which introduce new material and expand on subjects sometimes lightly touched in the original.... One can smell the sweat and sulfur from McPherson's riveting narrative and can see the dangerous age as those who lived in it. Essential."--Library Journal "If you read only one general history of the Civil War, McPherson's book should be it."--Houston Chronicle "A handsome volume, much appreciated by any American history buff."--Seattle Times "I could go on, but by now you get the point: The Illustrated Battle Cry of Freedom presents an outstanding set of images that will enrich anybody's understanding of the Civil War."--National Review Online "Serious Civil War buffs will delight in this magisterial treatment."--PW Online "For history buffs, the coffee-table book of the year."--Weekly Standard "It would seem hard to improve upon a book that won a Pulitzer Prize, made bestseller lists and is widely considered the finest one-volume treatment of its subject, but McPherson's history of the Civil War has gained significantly from being reissued with illustrations. Except for being trimmed by about 20 percent and shorn of its notes, the text is virtually identical to that of 15 years ago. But the photographs, paintings, blueprints, cartoons and other illustrations--along with the author's lucid captions--add materially to the overall effect."--Washington Post Book World, "If you read only one general history of the Civil War, McPherson's bookshould be it."--Houston Chronicle, "In this impressive book, famed Civil War historian McPherson revises his Pulitzer Prize-winning Battle Cry of Freedom, reducing the text by one-fifth in order to add a stunning array of over 700 illustrations from the Civil War era--photographs, cartoons, lithographs, etchings, woodcuts, andpaintings--that give new life to an already vivid, engrossing history.... Real value is added not only by the illustrations, which are neatly woven into the narrative, but also by the copious captions (which add some 35,000 words), which introduce new material and expand on subjects sometimeslightly touched in the original.... One can smell the sweat and sulfur from McPherson's riveting narrative and can see the dangerous age as those who lived in it. Essential."--Library Journal, "In this impressive book, famed Civil War historian McPherson revises hisPulitzer Prize-winning Battle Cry of Freedom, reducing the text by one-fifth inorder to add a stunning array of over 700 illustrations from the Civil Warera--photographs, cartoons, lithographs, etchings, woodcuts, and paintings--thatgive new life to an already vivid, engrossing history.... Real value is addednot only by the illustrations, which are neatly woven into the narrative, butalso by the copious captions (which add some 35,000 words), which introduce newmaterial and expand on subjects sometimes lightly touched in the original....One can smell the sweat and sulfur from McPherson's riveting narrative and cansee the dangerous age as those who lived in it. Essential."--LibraryJournal, "In this impressive book, famed Civil War historian McPherson revises his Pulitzer Prize-winning Battle Cry of Freedom, reducing the text by one-fifth in order to add a stunning array of over 700 illustrations from the Civil War era--photographs, cartoons, lithographs, etchings, woodcuts, and paintings--that give new life to an already vivid, engrossing history.... Real value is added not only by the illustrations, which are neatly woven into the narrative, but also by the copious captions (which add some 35,000 words), which introduce new material and expand on subjects sometimes lightly touched in the original.... One can smell the sweat and sulfur from McPherson's riveting narrative and can see the dangerous age as those who lived in it. Essential."--Library Journal "If you read only one general history of the Civil War, McPherson's book should be it."--Houston Chronicle "A handsome volume, much appreciated by any American history buff."--Seattle Times "I could go on, but by now you get the point:The Illustrated Battle Cry of Freedompresents an outstanding set of images that will enrich anybody's understanding of the Civil War."--National Review Online "Serious Civil War buffs will delight in this magisterial treatment."--PW Online "For history buffs, the coffee-table book of the year."--Weekly Standard "It would seem hard to improve upon a book that won a Pulitzer Prize, made bestseller lists and is widely considered the finest one-volume treatment of its subject, but McPherson's history of the Civil War has gained significantly from being reissued with illustrations. Except for being trimmed by about 20 percent and shorn of its notes, the text is virtually identical to that of 15 years ago. But the photographs, paintings, blueprints, cartoons and other illustrations--along with the author's lucid captions--add materially to the overall effect."--Washington Post Book World, "In this impressive book, famed Civil War historian McPherson revises his Pulitzer Prize-winning Battle Cry of Freedom, reducing the text by one-fifth in order to add a stunning array of over 700 illustrations from the Civil War era--photographs, cartoons, lithographs, etchings, woodcuts, and paintings--that give new life to an already vivid, engrossing history....Real value is added not only by the illustrations, which are neatly woven into the narrative, but also by the copious captions (which add some 35,000 words), which introduce new material and expand on subjects sometimes lightly touched in the original....One can smell the sweat and sulfur from McPherson's riveting narrative and can see the dangerous age as those who lived in it. Essential."--Library Journal"If you read only one general history of the Civil War, McPherson's book should be it."--Houston Chronicle"A handsome volume, much appreciated by any American history buff."--Seattle Times"I could go on, but by now you get the point: The Illustrated Battle Cry of Freedom presents an outstanding set of images that will enrich anybody's understanding of the Civil War."--National Review Online"Serious Civil War buffs will delight in this magisterial treatment."--PW Online"For history buffs, the coffee-table book of the year."--Weekly Standard"It would seem hard to improve upon a book that won a Pulitzer Prize, made bestseller lists and is widely considered the finest one-volume treatment of its subject, but McPherson's history of the Civil War has gained significantly from being reissued with illustrations. Except for being trimmed by about 20 percent and shorn of its notes, the text is virtually identical to that of 15 years ago. But the photographs, paintings, blueprints, cartoons and other illustrations--along with the author's lucid captions--add materially to the overall effect."--Washington Post Book World, "It would seem hard to improve upon a book that won a Pulitzer Prize, madebestseller lists and is widely considered the finest one-volume treatment of itssubject, but McPherson's history of the Civil War has gained significantly frombeing reissued with illustrations. Except for being trimmed by about 20 percentand shorn of its notes, the text is virtually identical to that of 15 years ago.But the photographs, paintings, blueprints, cartoons and otherillustrations--along with the author's lucid captions--add materially to theoverall effect."--Washington Post Book World, "I could go on, but by now you get the point: The Illustrated Battle Cry of Freedom presents an outstanding set of images that will enrich anybody's understanding of the Civil War."--National Review Online
Copyright Date
2003
Lccn
2003-009267
Dewey Decimal
973.7/3/0222
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
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