Battle Cry of Freedom Volume 2, James McPherson
Battle Cry of Freedom Volume 2, James McPherson
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Battle Cry of Freedom: Volume 2
The Civil War Era

Author: James McPherson

Narrator: Jonathan Davis

Unabridged: 19 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/02/2007

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jason on January 27, 2018

If there was a single book assigned to young folks inhabiting this country, this should be it. Ideally, they would be encouraged to both read it and ask questions, most of which would doubtless fly forth during the the first third and would be of the incredulous flavor, something along the lines of,......more

Goodreads review by Douglas on May 24, 2020

Much like Volume 1, historian James McPherson does a fantastic job of explaining the American civil war in all of its complexities as it came to the white men and women involved in it. I would have appreciated a larger effort in retelling the stories of native americans involved in the civil war and......more

Goodreads review by Ross on September 05, 2011

Volume 2 continues the high quality of volume 1 in covering in depth the political and economic history of the civil war. The book does give the reader a good summary of the military aspects of the war, but the book mainly deals with most important elements of the period: the politics and economics.......more

Goodreads review by Rick on February 20, 2018

This was a great look at the latter part of the Civil War from political, economic, and military perspectives. I enjoyed this book for the different perspectives on a topic that I normally seek out the military strategies.......more

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