The Civil War: An Illustrated History
by Geoffrey C. Ward
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good+
- Seller
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Independence, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
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."
This book one volume of a boxed set.
Book - Very Good+ condition. Black paper over boards with silver gilt on spine. Photos, illustrations, maps, some in color. Very minimal edge/corner wear. Clean and tight.
Dust Jacket - Very Good+ condition. Very light rubbing/bumping. Very little edge/corner wear.
Please use photos as part of the description.
This is a large, heavy book.
425 pages including Index.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Blue & Grey Book Shoppe (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1950
- Title
- The Civil War: An Illustrated History
- Author
- Geoffrey C. Ward
- Format/Binding
- Paper over board
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- one volume of a boxed set
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1990-09-05
- Pages
- 425
- Size
- 11"x9.5"x1.5"
- Weight
- 4.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Civil War, American History, illustrated, Fort Sumter, Shiloh, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, Appomattox, Abraham Lincoln, Union, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, battles, American people
- Bookseller catalogs
- Civil War; History - American;
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- Gilt
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