The Civil War: An Illustrated History

From front DJ flap: "A wealth of documentary illustrations and a narrative alive with original and energetic scholarship combine to present both the grand sweep of events and the minutest of human details. Here are the crucial events of the war: the firing of the first shots at Fort Sumter; the battles of Shiloh, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg; the siege of Vicksburg; Sherman's dramatic march to the sea; the surrender at Appomattox. Here are the superb portraits of the key figures: Abraham Lincoln, claiming for the presidency almost autocratic power in order to preserve the Union; the austere Jefferson Davis, whose government disappeared almost before it could be formed; Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant, seasoned generals of fierce brilliance and reckless determination. Here is the America in which the war was fought: The Civil War is not simply the story of great battles and great generals; it is also an elaborate portrait of the American people caught up in the turbulence of the times."

Book - Very Good condition. Black cloth over boards with copper gilt on spine. Photos, illustrations, maps, some in color. Very minimal edge/corner wear. Clean and tight.

Dust Jacket - Very Good condition. Some rubbing/bumping. Very little edge/corner wear except or front folded edge and a small area on back spine edge.

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This is a large, heavy book.

425 pages including Index.