Ward, Geoffrey C.
The Civil War an illustrated history / narrative by Geoffrey C. Ward ; based on a documentary filmscript by Geoffrey C. Ward, Ric Burns, and Ken Burns ; with contributions by Don E. Fehrenbacher ... [et al.]. - 1st ed. - New York : Knopf, 1990. - xix, 425 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 29 cm.
Performer Notes:Based on a documentary filmscript by Geoffrey C. Ward, Ric Burns and Ken Burns.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: The crossroads of our being --
1861: A house divided --
Why the war came / Don E. Fehrenbacher --
1862: Forever free --
Who freeds the slaves? / Barbara J. Fields --
1863: The universe of battle --
Men at war: an interview with Shelby Foote --
1864: Most hallowed ground --
War and politics / James M. McPherson --
1865: The better angels of our nature --
What the war made us / C. Vann Woodward.
The complete text of the bestselling narrative history of the Civil War--based on the celebrated PBS television series. This non-illustrated edition interweaves the author's narrative with the voices of the men and women who lived through that cataclysmic trail of our nationhood, from Abraham Lincoln to ordinary foot soldiers. Includes essays by distinguished historians of the era.
0394562852 : 0370315502
9780679742777
89043475
United States--History--Pictorial works.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
E468.7 / .W26 1990
973.7 War 15
The Civil War an illustrated history / narrative by Geoffrey C. Ward ; based on a documentary filmscript by Geoffrey C. Ward, Ric Burns, and Ken Burns ; with contributions by Don E. Fehrenbacher ... [et al.]. - 1st ed. - New York : Knopf, 1990. - xix, 425 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 29 cm.
Performer Notes:Based on a documentary filmscript by Geoffrey C. Ward, Ric Burns and Ken Burns.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: The crossroads of our being --
1861: A house divided --
Why the war came / Don E. Fehrenbacher --
1862: Forever free --
Who freeds the slaves? / Barbara J. Fields --
1863: The universe of battle --
Men at war: an interview with Shelby Foote --
1864: Most hallowed ground --
War and politics / James M. McPherson --
1865: The better angels of our nature --
What the war made us / C. Vann Woodward.
The complete text of the bestselling narrative history of the Civil War--based on the celebrated PBS television series. This non-illustrated edition interweaves the author's narrative with the voices of the men and women who lived through that cataclysmic trail of our nationhood, from Abraham Lincoln to ordinary foot soldiers. Includes essays by distinguished historians of the era.
0394562852 : 0370315502
9780679742777
89043475
United States--History--Pictorial works.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
E468.7 / .W26 1990
973.7 War 15