| Eyewitness to the Civil War |  | Author: Steve Hyslop
Brand: National Geographic
Category: Book
List Price: $40.00
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Seller: BRILANTI BOOKS
Sales Rank: 25,253
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Fists
Pages: 416
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.1
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 1.2 x 11.1
MPN: 56206
ISBN: 0792262069
EAN: 9780792262060
ASIN: 0792262069
Publication Date: November 21, 2006
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Product Description
At once an informed overview for general-interest readers and a superb resource for serious buffs, this extraordinary, gloriously illustrated volume is sure to become one of the fundamental books in any Civil War library. Its features include a dramatic narrative packed with eyewitness accounts and hundreds of rare photographs, artifacts, and period illustrations. Evocative sidebars, detailed maps, and timelines add to the reference-ready quality of the text.
From John Brown's raid to Reconstruction, Eyewitness to the Civil War presents a clear, comprehensive discussion that addresses every military, political, and social aspect of this crucial period. In-depth descriptions of campaigns and battles in all theaters of war are accompanied by a thorough evaluation of the nonmilitary elements of the struggle between North and South. In their own words, commanders and common soldiers in both armies tell of life on the battlefield and behind the lines, while letters from wives, mothers, and sisters provide a portrait of the home front. More than 375 historical photographs, portraits, and artifacts—many never before published—evoke the era's flavor; and detailed maps of terrain and troop movements make it easy to follow the strategies and tactics of Union and Confederate generals as they fought through four harsh years of war. Photoessays on topics ranging from the everyday lives of soldiers to the dramatic escapades of the cavalry lend a breathtaking you-are-there feeling, and an inclusive appendix adds even more detail to what is already a magnificently meticulous history.
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