In the Cause of Liberty: How the Civil War Redefined American Ideals

by William J. Cooper Jr.

Book Overview

In this remarkable collection, ten premier scholars of nineteenth-century America address the epochal impact of the Civil War by examining the conflict in terms of three Americas--antebellum, wartime, and postbellum nations. Moreover, they recognize the critical role in this transformative era of three groups of Americans--white northerners, white southerners, and African Americans in the North and South. Through these differing and sometimes competing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807143634
• ISBN13: 9780807143636
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"