For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War Hardcover - 1997
by McPherson, James M
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Battle Cry of Freedom" presents a moving and thoughtful analysis which explains why soldiers fought in the Civil War. Drawn from over 25,000 letters and 250 diaries by soldiers on both sides, "For Cause and Comrades" recounts the powerful story of America's bloodiest conflict in the soldiers' own words.
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- Title For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War
- Author McPherson, James M
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Condition Used - Acceptable
- Pages 256
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Oxford University Press, USA, New York
- Date 1997
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0195090233I5N00
- ISBN 9780195090239 / 0195090233
- Weight 1.21 lbs (0.55 kg)
- Dimensions 9.48 x 6.4 x 0.95 in (24.08 x 16.26 x 2.41 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1851-1899
- Topical: Civil War
- Library of Congress subjects Confederate States of America - Biography, United States - History - Civil War,
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 96024760
- Dewey Decimal Code 973.7
From the rear cover
Why did the conventional wisdom - that soldiers become increasingly cynical and disillusioned as war progresses - not hold true in the Civil War?. It is to this question - why did they fight - that James M. McPherson, America's preeminent Civil War historian, now turns his attention. He shows that, contrary to what many scholars believe, the soldiers of the Civil War remained powerfully convinced of the ideals for which they fought throughout the conflict. McPherson draws on more than 25,000 letters and nearly 250 private diaries from men on both sides. Civil War soldiers were among the most literate soldiers in history, and most of them wrote home frequently, as it was the only way for them to keep in touch with homes that many of them had left for the first time in their lives. Significantly, their letters were also uncensored by military authorities and are uniquely frank in their criticism and detailed in their reports of marches and battles, relations between officers and men, political debates, and morale. For Cause and Comrades lets these soldiers tell their own stories in their own words to create an account that is both deeply moving and far truer than most books on war.
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Citations
- Booklist, 02/01/1997, Page 924
- Kirkus Reviews, 01/01/1997, Page 42
- Library Journal, 03/15/1997, Page 74
- Library Journal Prepub Alert, 07/01/1997, Page 64
- New York Times, 03/23/1997, Page 22
- Publishers Weekly, 01/27/1997, Page 89
- School Library Journal, 10/01/1997, Page 162
