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The Cambridge History of the American Civil War

The Cambridge History of the American Civil War

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Aaron Sheehan-Dean, Hunter Lesser, Timothy B. Smith, William L. Shea, Glenn D. Brasher, Kathryn J. Shively, John Hennessy, D. Scott Hartwig, Kenneth W. Noe, Elizabeth Parnicza, Christian B. Keller, Carol Reardon, Terrence J. Winschel, Daryl Black, Gordon C. Rhea, Robert L. Glaze, Lisa Tendrich Frank, William Lee White, William Marvel, Gary D. Joiner, Kurt Hackemer, Robert Browning, Jr, Aaron Astor, Andrew F. Lang, Brian D. McKnight, Donald S. Frazier, Kevin Adams, Kevin Waite, Stanley Harrold, Michael Green, Michael E. Woods, Donald Stoker, Mark Elam, Ethan S. Rafuse, Steven Woodworth, Andrew S. Bledsoe, Lesley J. Gordon, David K. Thomson, Barton A. Myers, Joan E. Cashin, D. H. Dilbeck, Lisa M. Brady, Shauna Devine, Lorien Foote, Andre M. Fleche, Brian Schoen, J. Matthew Gallman, Adam I. P. Smith, Paul D. Escott, Jonathan W. White, Jennifer L. Weber, Stephen Kantrowitz, John M. Sacher, David Brown, James J. Broomall, Nina Silber, Sarah E. Gardner, Timothy L. Wesley, Brian P. Luskey, James Marten, David Silkenat, Susannah J. Ural, David T. Gleeson, Yael A. Sternhell, Joseph P. Reidy, Paul A. Cimbala, Frank Towers, Elizabeth R. Varon, Mark Summers, Barbara Gannon, Gregory P. Downs, Christian G. Samito, David C. Ward, Peter S. Carmichael, John Casey, Craig A. Warren, Caroline E. Janney
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  • Date Published: October 2019
  • availability: Available
  • format: Multiple copy pack
  • isbn: 9781107154582

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  • The Cambridge History of the American Civil War provides the most comprehensive analysis to date of the American Civil War. With contributions from over seventy-five leading historians of the Civil War, the three-volume reference work investigates the full range of human experiences and outcomes in this most transformative moment in American and global history. Volume 1 is organized around military affairs, assessing major battles and campaigns of the conflict. Volume 2 explores political and social affairs, conveying the experiences of millions of Americans who lived outside the major campaign zones in both the North and South. Volume 3 examines cultural and intellectual affairs, considering how the War's duration, scale, and intensity drove Americans to question how they understood themselves as people. The volumes conclude with an assessment of the legacies of the Civil War, demonstrating that its impact on American life shaped the country in the decades long after the end of the War.

    • Provides the most complete single history of the American Civil War
    • Integrates the military, political, and social history of the American Civil War to present the fullest view of the war as experienced by those who lived it
    • Coverage of the environment, global history, and the state enables readers to connect the story of the war to ongoing issues in American history
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    Awards

    • Winner, 2021 Distinguished Book Award - Reference, Society for Military History

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    'The three-volume Cambridge History of The American Civil War comprises the foremost multi-authored history of America's bloody internecine conflict … Essential.' J. D. Smith, Choice

    '… Cambridge History of the American Civil War" impresses equally with the expertise of its authors and their wealth of topics.' Manfred Berg, Historische Zeitschrift

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    • Date Published: October 2019
    • format: Multiple copy pack
    • isbn: 9781107154582
    • length: 2400 pages
    • dimensions: 258 x 182 x 126 mm
    • weight: 3.39kg
    • availability: Available
  • Table of Contents

    Volume 1:
    1. Introduction. The Cambridge History of the American Civil War Aaron Sheehan-Dean
    Part I. Major Battles and Campaigns:
    2. The battles of Virginia, 1861 Hunter Lesser
    3. The battles of Tennessee, 1862 Timothy B. Smith
    4. The battles of the Trans-Mississippi, 1861–1863 William L. Shea
    5. The Peninsula Campaign Glenn D. Brasher
    6. The Shenandoah Valley Campaigns of 1862 and 1864 Kathryn J. Shively
    7. The Second Bull Run Campaign John Hennessy
    8. The Antietam Campaign D. Scott Hartwig
    9. The Western Theater, 1862–1863 Kenneth W. Noe
    10. The Battle of Fredericksburg Elizabeth Parnicza
    11. The Chancellorsville Campaign Christian B. Keller
    12. The Gettysburg Campaign Carol Reardon
    13. The Vicksburg Campaign Terrence J. Winschel
    14. The battles of Tennessee, 1863 Daryl Black
    15. The Overland Campaign Gordon C. Rhea
    16. The Georgia Campaign Robert L. Glaze
    17. The Carolinas Campaign Lisa Tendrich Frank
    18. The Tennessee Campaign, 1864–1865 William Lee White
    19. The Petersburg and Appomattox Campaigns William Marvel
    Part II. Places:
    20. War on the rivers Gary D. Joiner
    21. War on the waters Kurt Hackemer
    22. The blockade Robert Browning, Jr
    23. The border war Aaron Astor
    24. War in the Deep South Andrew F. Lang
    25. War in Appalachia Brian D. McKnight
    26. War in Arkansas, Texas, and Louisiana Donald S. Frazier
    27. War in the West Kevin Adams
    28. War in Indian country Kevin Waite. Volume 2: Part I. Causes:
    1. The Antebellum war over slavery Stanley Harrold
    2. The election of 1860 Michael Green
    3. Secession and disunion Michael E. Woods
    Part II. Managing the War:
    4. Strategy, operations, and tactics Donald Stoker and Mark Elam
    5. Union military leadership Ethan S. Rafuse
    6. Confederate military leadership Steven Woodworth
    7. Technology and war Andrew S. Bledsoe
    8. Armies and discipline Lesley J. Gordon
    9. Financing the war David K. Thomson
    10. Guerrilla war Barton A. Myers
    11. Occupation Joan E. Cashin
    12. Atrocities, retribution, and laws D. H. Dilbeck
    13. Environmental war Lisa M. Brady
    14. Civil war health and medicine Shauna Devine
    15. Prisoners of war Lorien Foote
    Part III. The Global War:
    16. The Civil War and the Americas Andre M. Fleche
    17. The Civil War and Europe Brian Schoen
    Part IV. Politics:
    18. Radicals and Republicans J. Matthew Gallman
    19. Northern democrats Adam I. P. Smith
    20. Confederate politics Paul D. Escott
    21. Lincoln and the war Jonathan W. White
    22. Peace and dissent in the North Jennifer L. Weber
    23. African American political activism Stephen Kantrowitz
    24. Davis and the War John M. Sacher
    25. Peace and dissent in the South David Brown. Volume 3: Part I. Values:
    1. Wartime masculinities James J. Broomall
    2. Northern women and the Civil War Nina Silber
    3. Southern women and the Civil War Sarah E. Gardner
    4. Religion and the Civil War Timothy L. Wesley
    5. Economic and social values in the Civil War Brian P. Luskey
    Part II. Social Experience:
    6. Families in the Civil War James Marten
    7. Refugees and movement in the Civil War David Silkenat
    8. Citizen soldiers Susannah J. Ural
    9. Immigrant America and the Civil War David T. Gleeson
    10. Emancipation and war Yael A. Sternhell
    11. The black military experience Joseph P. Reidy
    12. Motives and morale Paul A. Cimbala
    13. Urban America in the Civil War Frank Towers
    Part III. Outcomes:
    14. Making peace Elizabeth R. Varon
    15. Reconstruction during the Civil War Mark Summers
    16. Veterans and the postwar world Barbara Gannon
    17. The Civil War and the American state Gregory P. Downs
    18. The Civil War and American law Christian G. Samito
    19. The Civil War in visual art David C. Ward
    20. The Civil War in American thought Peter S. Carmichael
    21. The Civil War in artistic memory John Casey
    22. The Civil War in film Craig A. Warren
    23. The Civil War in public memory Caroline E. Janney.

  • Editor

    Aaron Sheehan-Dean, Louisiana State University
    Aaron Sheehan-Dean is the Fred C. Frey Professor of Southern Studies at Louisiana State University and the chairman of the History Department. He teaches courses on nineteenth-century US history, the Civil War and Reconstruction, and Southern History. He is the author of The Calculus of Violence: How Americans Fought the Civil War (2018), Why Confederates Fought: Family and Nation in Civil War Virginia (2007), Concise Historical Atlas of the US Civil War (2013), and is the editor of several books.

    Contributors

    Aaron Sheehan-Dean, Hunter Lesser, Timothy B. Smith, William L. Shea, Glenn D. Brasher, Kathryn J. Shively, John Hennessy, D. Scott Hartwig, Kenneth W. Noe, Elizabeth Parnicza, Christian B. Keller, Carol Reardon, Terrence J. Winschel, Daryl Black, Gordon C. Rhea, Robert L. Glaze, Lisa Tendrich Frank, William Lee White, William Marvel, Gary D. Joiner, Kurt Hackemer, Robert Browning, Jr, Aaron Astor, Andrew F. Lang, Brian D. McKnight, Donald S. Frazier, Kevin Adams, Kevin Waite, Stanley Harrold, Michael Green, Michael E. Woods, Donald Stoker, Mark Elam, Ethan S. Rafuse, Steven Woodworth, Andrew S. Bledsoe, Lesley J. Gordon, David K. Thomson, Barton A. Myers, Joan E. Cashin, D. H. Dilbeck, Lisa M. Brady, Shauna Devine, Lorien Foote, Andre M. Fleche, Brian Schoen, J. Matthew Gallman, Adam I. P. Smith, Paul D. Escott, Jonathan W. White, Jennifer L. Weber, Stephen Kantrowitz, John M. Sacher, David Brown, James J. Broomall, Nina Silber, Sarah E. Gardner, Timothy L. Wesley, Brian P. Luskey, James Marten, David Silkenat, Susannah J. Ural, David T. Gleeson, Yael A. Sternhell, Joseph P. Reidy, Paul A. Cimbala, Frank Towers, Elizabeth R. Varon, Mark Summers, Barbara Gannon, Gregory P. Downs, Christian G. Samito, David C. Ward, Peter S. Carmichael, John Casey, Craig A. Warren, Caroline E. Janney

    Awards

    • Winner, 2021 Distinguished Book Award - Reference, Society for Military History

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