Don't Know Much About the Civil War

by Kenneth C Davis

Hardcover, 1996

Status

Available

Call number

973.7

Publication

William Morrow (1996), Edition: 1, 480 pages

Description

History. Reference. Military. Nonfiction. HTML:�??Distinct, clear, and balanced. . . . Davis has a gift for deftly rendering the essentials.�?��??New York Times Book Review�??Lively and relevant.�?� �??USA Today   Millions of Americans, bored by dull textbooks, are in the dark about the most significant event in our history. Now New York Times bestselling author Kenneth C. Davis comes to the rescue, deftly sorting out the players, the politics, and the key events�??Emancipation and Reconstruction, Shiloh and Gettysburg, Generals Grant and Lee, Harriet Beecher Stowe�??and much more. Drawing on moving eyewitness accounts, Davis includes a wealth of �??hidden history�?� about the roles played by women and African Americans before and during the war, along with lesser-known facts that will enthrall even learned Civil War buffs. Vivid, informative, and hugely entertaining, Don�??t Know Much About the Civil War is the only audiobook you�??ll ever need… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member nbmars
Superficial survey of the Civil War, but entertaining. The book is in a question and answer form, which allows the author to expand on legends, names and rumors that may only be known as "news bytes." In this way Davis touches on topics not usually included in overviews, e.g., the massacre at Ft.
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Pillow, the unresolved questions about Pickett's charge, Stonewall Jackson's idiosyncracies, etc. A good start for those who actually don't know much about the Civil War. (JAF)
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LibraryThing member KamGeb
It was interesting but there was SO much information I felt like I had to study it not just read it through once.

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

480 p.; 6.5 inches

ISBN

0688118143 / 9780688118143
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