{"product_id":"writing-the-civil-war-the-quest-to-understand-paperback","title":"Writing the Civil War: The Quest to Understand - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames M. McPherson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eWilliam J. Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStudies diverse topics on the writing of Civil War history\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo event has transformed the United States more fundamentally--or been studied more exhaustively--than the Civil War. In \u003ci\u003eWriting the Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e, fourteen distinguished historians present a wide-ranging examination of the vast effort to chronicle the conflict--an undertaking that began with the remembrances of Civil War veterans and has become an increasingly prolific field of scholarship. Covering topics from battlefield operations to the impact of race and gender, this volume is an informative guide through the labyrinth of Civil War literature. The contributors provide authoritative and interpretive evaluations of the study and explication of the struggle that has been called the American Iliad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first four essays consider military history: Joseph Thomas Glatthaar writes on battlefield tactics, Gary W. Gallagher on Union strategy, Emory M. Thomas on Confederate strategy, and Reid Mitchell on soldiers. In essays that focus on political concerns, Mark E. Neely, Jr. links the military and political with his examination of presidential leadership, while Michael F. Holt surveys the study of Union politics, and George C. Rable examines the work on Confederate politics. Michael Les Benedict bridges political and societal concerns in his discussion of constitutional questions; Phillip Shaw Paludan and james L. roark confront the broad themes of economics and society in the North and South; and Drew Gilpin Faust and Peter Kolchin evaluate the importance of gender, slavery, and race relations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWriting the Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates the richness and diversity of Civil War scholarship and identifies topics yet to be explored. Noting a surprising dearth of scholarship in several area, the essays point to new directions in the quest to understand the complexities of the most momentous event in American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam J. Cooper, Jr., \u003c\/b\u003e is the Boyd Professor of History at Louisiana State University. His books include\u003ci\u003e Jefferson Davis, American; Liberty and Slavery: Southern Politics to 1860; The South and the Politics of Slavery, 1828-1856;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Conservative Regime: South Carolina, 1877-1890. \u003c\/i\u003eHe is also coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe American South: A History.\u003c\/i\u003e Cooper lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 31, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52626376098099,"sku":"9781570033896","price":56.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/MUZTQWRBYXNtTHpaMW1QcEFtZ2JiUT09.webp?v=1762066607","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/writing-the-civil-war-the-quest-to-understand-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}