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James M. McPherson

James M. McPherson, PhD, an American history expert and one of the most distinguished historians of our time, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1989 for Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era. His other bestselling books include For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War, Drawn with the Sword: Reflections on the American Civil War, What They Fought For, 1861-1865; Gettysburg: The Paintings of Mort Kunstler, Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution; and Fields of Fury. An active preservationist, he has served on the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission since 1991. Dr. McPherson was named the Jefferson Lecturer in the Humanities for 2000 by the... Read full bio

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Browse Inside The Library of Congress Civil War Desk Reference

The Library of Congress Civil War Desk Reference

Edited By: Margaret E. Wagner, Gary W. Gallagher and Paul Finkelman / Foreword by: James M. McPherson

This edition: Trade Paperback, 976 pages

Publication date: November 24, 2009

"The Civil War was the most dramatic, violent, and fateful experience in American history. . . . Little wonder that the Civil War had a profound impact that has echoed down the generations and remains undiminished today. That...

Fields of Fury By: James M. McPherson

This edition: Hardcover, 96 pages

Publication date: October 1, 2002

Ages: 9 - 12

Pulitzer Prize award-winning historian James M. McPherson has written for young readers a stirring account of the greatest conflict to happen on our nation's soil, the Civil War, bringing to life the tragic struggle that...

The Longest Night A Military History of the Civil War By: David J Eicher

Foreword by: James M. McPherson / Illustrated by: Lee Vande Visse

This edition: Trade Paperback, 992 pages

Publication date: August 20, 2002

In this compelling new account of the American Civil War, noted historian David Eicher gives us an authoritative history of battle from the first shots at Fort Sumter to Lee's surrender at Appomattox. As a strictly military...

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