Brings to life the conflict of cultures between North and South in the Civil War through memoirs, letters, diaries, and reminiscences of ordinary people caught up in the conflict.
The Fiery Trial--The Civil War in Historical
Perspective
A Brief Historical Overview of the Civil War
The American Ways of Life, North and South
Documents
The North and South Prepare for Conflict
Early Exuberance Gives Way to Steady Determination
The Warring Sections Persevere through Tiresome Months of
Struggle
The War's Concluding Phases Bring Triumph and Sorrow
Reflecting
Ideas for Exploration
Index
STEVEN E. WOODWORTH teaches history at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, TX. He is the author of several books, including The American Civil War, published by Greenwood Press, as well as Jefferson Davis and his Generals, Davis and Lee at War, and Six Armies in Tennessee.
.,."its first-person accounts are excellent reminders that in the
final analysis all history is a mosaic of each individual's
experiences."-American Reference Books Annual
.,."often provocative....a useful addition to a Civil War
course..."-Civil War History
.,."skillfully written and edited and an excellent read for
beginning students and general readers."-Choice
?...its first-person accounts are excellent reminders that in the
final analysis all history is a mosaic of each individual's
experiences.?-American Reference Books Annual
?...often provocative....a useful addition to a Civil War
course...?-Civil War History
?...skillfully written and edited and an excellent read for
beginning students and general readers.?-Choice
?Highly recommended as being a broad-minded, fair-handed study of
the forces shaping the war and the scars left behind in their wake,
Cultures In Conflict is enhanced for both scholarship and the
non-specialist general reader with appendixes offering the text of
Ho Chi Minh's declaration of independence and his letter to
President Harry S Truman.?-MBR: Internet Bookwatch
?Steven E. Woodworth gets at the heart of the Civil War.?-Civil War
Times
?This book should appeal to a wide audience and will find a home in
many undergraduate classrooms.?-Journal of Southern History
?This informative book presents history at its best....a wonderful
starting point for essays or classroom discussions.?-VOYA
..."often provocative....a useful addition to a Civil War
course..."-Civil War History
..."skillfully written and edited and an excellent read for
beginning students and general readers."-Choice
"Steven E. Woodworth gets at the heart of the Civil War."-Civil War
Times
"This book should appeal to a wide audience and will find a home in
many undergraduate classrooms."-Journal of Southern History
"This informative book presents history at its best....a wonderful
starting point for essays or classroom discussions."-VOYA
"This is the Civil War as it really was, not from the halls of
power, but from the homes of those who did the fighting, the dying
and of those who carried on."-Star Banner
"Highly recommended as being a broad-minded, fair-handed study of
the forces shaping the war and the scars left behind in their wake,
Cultures In Conflict is enhanced for both scholarship and the
non-specialist general reader with appendixes offering the text of
Ho Chi Minh's declaration of independence and his letter to
President Harry S Truman."-MBR: Internet Bookwatch
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