The Civil War: An Illustrated History
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (581 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0679742778 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 425 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. . From Publishers Weekly Companion volume to a forthcoming PBS series, this is an extraordinary collection of photos, engravings and paintings, many published for the first time, conveying military and political events of the Civil War, accompanied by a pungent text that avoids sentimentality in depicting "the most horrible, necessary, intimate, acrimonious, mean-spirited, and heroic" war in our history. BOMC main selection. McPherson and C. The book, assembled b
And Shelby Foote talks to filmmaker Ken Burns about wartime life on the battlefield and at home. The companion volume to the celebrated PBS television series, with a new preface to mark its twenty-fifth anniversary With more than 500 illustrations: rare Civil War photographs—many never before published—as well as paintings, lithographs, and maps reproduced in full color It was the greatest war in American history. Grant, seasoned generals of fierce brillianc
"book review" according to Susan Sorenson. The Civil War: The complete text of the bestselling narrative history of the Civil War--based on the celebrated PBS television seriesThis i a very complete review. I had borrowed it from our library and realized it was a book I would like to own. I can more leisurely refer to it through the years. We are taking a trip to some of the war sites and it was very helpful to review the history. Pictures are excellent. Some of the facts I had learned in school as a hi. Erin J said A Great Listen. I am commenting on this book from the standpoint of listening to it on CD. This is a great introduction to the Civil War itself and the politics surrounding it. The entire thing is a A Great Listen I am commenting on this book from the standpoint of listening to it on CD. This is a great introduction to the Civil War itself and the politics surrounding it. The entire thing is a 3 hour listen in which the voices are switched between the two Burns' brothers. Transition music is played when scenes are switching and the voices are excited about the presentation. There are portions of letters from soldiers who were in a battle describing the action. One gains . hour listen in which the voices are switched between the two Burns' brothers. Transition music is played when scenes are switching and the voices are excited about the presentation. There are portions of letters from soldiers who were in a battle describing the action. One gains . "Compelling Reading" according to Tez. As someone from downunder, I find the whole concept of a Civil War amazing. Having watched the TV series a number of times, I wanted to get the book to gain further knowledge on this historical event.I was a little disappointed with the maps in the book but I couldn't put it down and read it one night till the early hours. I was also surprised the Lincoln's Gettysburg Address was not included.All of these aside, i thoroughly enjoyed the book and I am sure it wi