
A century and a quarter after its conclusion, the Civil War retains its powerful grip on the American imagination. A House Divided combines lucid chapters on the fateful period by Eric Foner, the noted historian of the Civil War and Reconstruction, with 175 illustrations of striking...

"A graceful, informed overview of the antebellum U.S., the Civil War years, and the conflict's great aftermath. Best of all are the portrayed exhibit pieces." -Booklist