| Titre : |
Drawn with the sword : reflections on the American Civil War |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
James M. McPherson (1936-....), Auteur |
| Editeur : |
New York - New York - États-Unis : Oxford University Press |
| Année de publication : |
1996 |
| Importance : |
1 vol. (XIV-258 p.) |
| Format : |
23 cm |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-0-19-509679-8 |
| Note générale : |
Notes bibliogr. Index |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Catégories : |
États-Unis -- Histoire -- 1861-1865 (Guerre civile)
|
| Index. décimale : |
973.7 |
| Résumé : |
In this series of essays McPherson reflects on such major topics as the origins of the Civil War, the war and American society, why the North won the war, Lincoln's enduring image, and the question of historians and their audiences (or, as McPherson phrases it, "What is the Matter with History?") |
| Note de contenu : |
1. Antebellum Southern Exceptionalism: A New Look at an Old Question -- 2. Tom on the Cross -- 3. The War of Southern Aggression -- 4. The War that Never Goes Away -- 5. From Limited to Total War, 1861-1865 -- 6. Race and Class in the Crucible of War -- 7. The Glory Story -- 8. Why Did the Confederacy Lose? -- 9. How the Confederacy Almost Won -- 10. Lee Dissected -- 11. Grant's Final Victory -- 12. A New Birth of Freedom -- 13. Who Freed the Slaves? -- 14. "The Whole Family of Man": Lincoln and the Last Best Hope Abroad -- 15. What's the Matter with History? |
Drawn with the sword : reflections on the American Civil War [texte imprimé] / James M. McPherson (1936-....), Auteur . - New York - New York - États-Unis (New York - New York - États-Unis) : Oxford University Press, 1996 . - 1 vol. (XIV-258 p.) ; 23 cm. ISBN : 978-0-19-509679-8 Notes bibliogr. Index Langues : Anglais ( eng)
| Catégories : |
États-Unis -- Histoire -- 1861-1865 (Guerre civile)
|
| Index. décimale : |
973.7 |
| Résumé : |
In this series of essays McPherson reflects on such major topics as the origins of the Civil War, the war and American society, why the North won the war, Lincoln's enduring image, and the question of historians and their audiences (or, as McPherson phrases it, "What is the Matter with History?") |
| Note de contenu : |
1. Antebellum Southern Exceptionalism: A New Look at an Old Question -- 2. Tom on the Cross -- 3. The War of Southern Aggression -- 4. The War that Never Goes Away -- 5. From Limited to Total War, 1861-1865 -- 6. Race and Class in the Crucible of War -- 7. The Glory Story -- 8. Why Did the Confederacy Lose? -- 9. How the Confederacy Almost Won -- 10. Lee Dissected -- 11. Grant's Final Victory -- 12. A New Birth of Freedom -- 13. Who Freed the Slaves? -- 14. "The Whole Family of Man": Lincoln and the Last Best Hope Abroad -- 15. What's the Matter with History? |
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