Ordeal by Fire: The Coming of War
- ISBN-10
- 0072320648
- ISBN-13
- 9780072320640
- Series
- Ordeal By Fire
- Category
- United States
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000-06
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
- Author
- James M. McPherson
Description
Written by a leading Civil War historian and Pulitzer Prize winner, this text describes the social, economic, political, and ideological conflicts that led to a unique, tragic, and transitional event in American history. The third edition incorporates recent scholarship and addresses renewed areas of interest in the Civil War/Reconstruction era including the motivations and experiences of common soldiers and the role of women in the war effort.
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- 1993
- - pages
- Paperback
- McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
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- 1985-01-01
- 183 pages
- Paperback
- McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
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- 2016-01-18
- 364 pages
- Ebook
- Pickle Partners Publishing
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