Using as pivots the notions of slavery and freedom, and each term's
various interpretations, McPherson gives a lucid and compelling
account of the war that claimed more American lives than all its
subsequent conflicts combined, including two world wars. He uses a
dazzling narratorial style to interweave symbiotic themes of
economics, politics, military history and diplomacy; important
events were often taking place simultaneously, at once disparate
and yet mutually influential. This level of complexity has led past
historians to write tomes on the subject, yet McPherson manages to
pack it all into one of ten books which together make up the Oxford
History of the United States. A definitive guide to the American
Civil War and its impact on American consciousness. (Kirkus UK)
A history of the American Civil War starting with an account of the years preceding it and its causes. It discusses slavery, the two sides of the war, the international dimension, the position and role of the free blacks and slaves, the end of the war and reconstruction.
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