A World on Fire
An Epic History of Two Nations Divided
$52.95
- Paperback
1072 pages
- Release Date
2 June 2011
Summary
‘No two nations have ever existed on the face of the earth which could do each other so much good or so much harm’ President Buchanan, State of the Nation Address, 1859
A World on Fire tells, with extraordinary sweep, one of the least known great stories of British and American history.
As America descended into Civil War, British loyalties were torn between support for the North, which was against slavery, and defending the South, which portrayed itself as bravely fi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141040585 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141040580 |
| Author: | Dr Amanda Foreman |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 1072 |
| Release Date: | 2 June 2011 |
| Weight: | 725g |
| Dimensions: | 47mm x 130mm x 197mm |
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Critics Review
Amanda Foreman’s magnificent book provides a completely fresh perspective on the first great modern conflict. Weaving together a vast panoply of people and events, it dramatically brings alive this extraordinary period on British and American history – Antony Beevor
Ambitiously conceived, impressively researched and gracefully written, Amanda Foreman has crafted a narrative rich in detail, anecdote, insight and personalities. It puts a human face - many human faces - on a brutal conflict remorselessly descending into an inhuman total war – Brian Jenkins
A tour de force, a work of extreme virtuosity both in the research and the telling * Bloomberg News *
Dr Amanda Foreman
Amanda Foreman is the author of the international bestseller Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire (1999) which has been translated into thirteen languages and won the Whitbread Prize for Biography. She is currently a research fellow at Queen Mary, University of London. She is married with five children.
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