Battle Cry of Freedom Volume 1, James McPherson
Battle Cry of Freedom Volume 1, James McPherson
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Battle Cry of Freedom: Volume 1
The Civil War Era

Author: James McPherson

Narrator: Jonathan Davis

Unabridged: 19 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/04/2007

Categories: Nonfiction, History

Synopsis

James M. McPherson, professor emeritus of U.S. history at Princeton, is one of the foremost scholars of the Civil War. In this informative and meticulously researched masterpiece, he clarifies the differing ways of life and philosophy that led to this shattering conflict. Abraham Lincoln wondered whether “in a free government the minority have the right to break up the government.” Jefferson Davis felt “forced to take up arms” to guarantee his states’ rights. McPherson merges the words of these men and other political luminaries, housewives, and soldiers from both armies with his own concise analysis of the war to create a story as compelling as any novel. Battle Cry of Freedom vividly traces how a new nation was forged when a war both sides were sure would amount to little dragged for four years and cost more American lives than all other wars combined.

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Goodreads review by Mustafa

Being a young history buff, it took me 3 weeks and 3 days to read this. That is, 3 weeks of contemplating reading it and proceeding to finish it in 3 days. This book is undoubtedly the best 1-volume book on the war that divided and reunited America but ended some of our back-then traditions such as......more

Goodreads review by Bryan

It is reported that there are 15,000 books on the Civil War in the Library of Congress, so the natural question is where do you start? Furthermore, Most of the "seminal" Civil War works are volumes and thousands of pages. Well in 850 pages, McPherson provides succint, yet thorough historical writing......more

Goodreads review by Anthony

The Second Revolution. I have always admitted I lack any depth of knowledge American history and especially the Civil War era. As such, I have turned to this most famous and excellent book. ‘Battle Cry of Freedom’ is a definitive, one-volume history of the American Civil War, masterfully blending pol......more

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