The Civil War, Lance T. Stewart
The Civil War, Lance T. Stewart
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The Civil War
The War That Divided The United States

Author: Lance T. Stewart

Narrator: Jim D. Johnston

Unabridged: 3 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/25/2016

Synopsis

The Civil War: even today, it is arguably the most divisive subject in American history. Why did the southern states secede from the Union? What did the north hope to achieve by fighting against the south? Was Abraham Lincoln really an abolitionist? Why is Ulysses S. Grant the most famous Union general, when he didn’t take command of all the Union armies until near the very end of the war? How did Robert E. Lee end up having to deal with issues left unresolved by George Washington’s will, and was he a hero or a traitor?
This book provides an exhaustive summary, not just of the major battles and major personalities of the Civil War, but of the political issues that brought the United States to the point of a terrible internal conflict. You’ll learn how the founding fathers predicted a great national conflict over slavery, and how Thomas Jefferson’s political philosophies influenced secessionist thinking in the south. From the history of the abolitionist movement to the election of 1860 and the creation of the Republican party, this book will give you all the facts you need to understand how the Civil War started, why Lincoln was so fed up with his generals, and how the war affects American society today.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Athena on November 19, 2022

It’s always nice to read a good biography or account of a specific battle or focus on one theme, but the recommendations that most lay people are looking for are basic overarching books that hit all the main points of need-to-know, for which I think this book is a great candidate. I feel like I’ve re......more

Goodreads review by Ross on May 20, 2018

This small book is a simply wonderful recounting of the history of the Civil War by probably the best historian of the war. It is amazingly complete in covering the causes of the war, the main battles and the consequences of this terrible historical event.......more

Goodreads review by David on June 30, 2015

Because I’m fascinated by characters such as Abraham Lincoln or his Secretary of State William Seward, and to a lesser extent some of the military leaders of the US Civil War, I thought a brief overview of the whole of that war might be useful. In other words, an account of the conflict in military......more

Goodreads review by Eileen E Cartwright on August 18, 2014

Great history lesson I learned a lot from this book. Although I have read many books about the Civil War, both fiction and non, I found this book different from any of them in that the author wrote a lot about the politics going on on both sides. This helped me to imagine what it must have actually b......more

Goodreads review by Max on May 31, 2019

Anyone who follows me on goodreads realizes that periodically I read yet another book on America’s Civil War in an attempt to understand the complexities of that monumental struggle. For all practical purposes the war ended April 9, 1865 at Appomattox Courthouse when Confederate General Robert E. Le......more

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