The Union War
by Gallagher, Gary W
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About This Item
Cambridge (Mass): Harvard U. P., 2011. 1st edition. New Book. octavo. dust jacket 215pp., b/w plates, notes, index, ÔEven 150 years later, we are haunted by the Civil War; by its division, its bloodshed, & its origins. Today, many believe that the war was fought over slavery. This answer satisfies our contemporary sense of justice, but as Gary Gallagher shows in this revisionist history, it is an anachronistic judgement. As revealed in contemporary letters, diaries, and documents, Gallagher demonstrates that what motivated the North to go to war and persist in an increasingly bloody effort was primarily preservation of the UnionÕ
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- Andrew Barnes Booksellers (AU)
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- Title
- The Union War
- Author
- Gallagher, Gary W
- Book Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- Harvard U. P.
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge (Mass)
- Date Published
- 2011
- Size
- octavo
- Bookseller catalogs
- American Civil War;
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