The Negro's Civil War
How American Blacks Felt and Acted During the War for the Union
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
15 October 2003
Summary
How American Blacks Felt and Acted During the War for the Union
In this classic study, Pulitzer Prize-winning author James M. McPherson deftly narrates the experience of blacks—former slaves and soldiers, preachers, visionaries, doctors, intellectuals, and common people—during the Civil War. Drawing on contemporary journalism, speeches, books, and letters, he presents an eclectic chronicle of their fears and hopes as well as their essential contributions to their own freedom.
<…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781400033904 |
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| ISBN-10: | 140003390X |
| Author: | James M. McPherson |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Vintage Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 15 October 2003 |
| Weight: | 340g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 132mm x 203mm |
| Series: | Vintage Civil War Library |
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Critics Review
“McPherson shatters the belief that [blacks] were passive about their freedom. His evidence is telling and, what is more, it is absorbingly retold.” —The New York Times
“Vital reading.” –The New York Times Book Review
“A highly accurate and praiseworthy contribution.” –The San Francisco Chronicle
“Rewarding… . Fascinating in detail.” –The Christian Science Monitor
“Tremendous research… . Deserves a place on the shelves of readers interested in all phases of the 1861-65 struggle.” –Houston Chronicle
“Impressive… . This collection of material is a valuable contribution to history.” –Charleston Evening Post
James M. McPherson
James M. McPherson is the George Henry Davis ‘86 Professor of History, Emeritus at Princeton University. America’s leading historian of the Civil War, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Battle Cry of Freedom, which was a New York Times bestseller, and he won the Lincoln Prize for For Cause and Comrades.
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