ISBN: 9780743434805

We trust American Heritage magazine to breathe life into our past and give new understanding to what out history means to us today. Heritage's picture history of the Civil War -- first pu… More...

We trust American Heritage magazine to breathe life into our past and give new understanding to what out history means to us today. Heritage's picture history of the Civil War -- first published in 1960 and with more than a million copies in print -- has given a generation an intimate understanding of the nation's most momentous conflict. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Bruce Catton's unsurpassed narrative, evoking the sweep and drama of a nation at war, provides the basis for The AMERICAN HERITAGE(R) History of the Civil War, which includes more than 800 important contemporary photographs and sketches and magnificent paintings. The Civil War's battles and campaigns are painstakingly illustrated in three-dimensional maps that guide the reader through the four years of the struggle. With illustrations that range from photographs by Matthew Brady and sketches by soldiers at the front, to famous paintings by Winslow Homer, the book boasts an extraordinary breadth of pictures and artifacts culled from across the nation. This richly textured tapestry is made complete by the words of men and women who actually witnessed the events. From the journal entry of a Confederate soldier departing for battle and the letter an African-American soldier scrawled on the back of his wife's letter to him, to some of the best-known documents written in the very hand of Abraham Lincoln, each page of this book allows the participants to speak for themselves. The Civil War, more than any other period of American history, shaped us as a nation. Any real understanding of where we have been and where we are going must be based on knowledge of this conflict. The AMERICAN HERITAGE(R) History of theCivil War re-creates those four crucial years in the nation's life, and it will endure as a masterpiece of history. Media >, [PU: Pocket Books]<

ISBN: 0743434803

Ask Civil War diehards when they first fell in love with the War Between the States and there's a good chance you'll hear about one of the early editions of this book, which was originall… More...

Ask Civil War diehards when they first fell in love with the War Between the States and there's a good chance you'll hear about one of the early editions of this book, which was originally published on the war's centennial. Thoroughly updated by the remarkable James M. McPherson to take advantage of the latest scholarship, this classic retains all of the wonderful features Bruce Catton originally included. And then there are the pictures--they are some of the most striking battlefield visuals available. The American Heritage New History of the Civil War makes a great gift for young people interested (or potentially interested) in history, or good reading for folks who want an overview of how the North and South fought across five Aprils. 19th century,americas,civil war,history,military,modern (16th-21st centuries) History, I Books<

ISBN: 0743434803

The Civil War, more than any other period, shaped America as a nation. Bruce Catton evokes the sweep and drama of a nation at war. With illustrations of soldiers at the front, the photogr… More...

The Civil War, more than any other period, shaped America as a nation. Bruce Catton evokes the sweep and drama of a nation at war. With illustrations of soldiers at the front, the photographs of Matthew Brandy and paintings by Winslow Homer, this book recreates those crucial four years of American history. 19th century,americas,civil war,history,military,modern (16th-21st centuries) History, ibooks, Incorporated<

2001, ISBN: 9780743434805

ibooks Inc, Taschenbuch, Auflage: New, 640 Seiten, Publiziert: 2001-11-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 0 kg, USA, Geschichte nach Ländern, Politik & Geschichte, Kategorien, Bücher, Mil… More...

ibooks Inc, Taschenbuch, Auflage: New, 640 Seiten, Publiziert: 2001-11-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 0 kg, USA, Geschichte nach Ländern, Politik & Geschichte, Kategorien, Bücher, Militärgeschichte, Geschichte nach Themen, Bürgerkriege, Kriege & Krisen, ibooks Inc, 2001<

ISBN: 9780743434805

Softcover book. 640 pages. Published by ibooks Media > Book, [PU: Pocket Books]