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This Mighty Scourge

Perspectives on the Civil War

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 The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Battle Cry of Freedom and many other award-winning books, James M. McPherson is America's preeminent Civil War historian. Now, in this collection of provocative and illuminating essays, McPherson offers fresh insight into many of the most enduring questions about one of the defining moments in our nation's history.

Listeners will find insightful pieces on such intriguing figures as Harriet Tubman, John Brown, Jesse James, and William Tecumseh Sherman, and on such vital issues as Confederate military strategy, the failure of peace negotiations to end the war, and the realities and myths of the Confederacy.

Combining the finest scholarship with luminous prose, and packed with new information and fresh ideas, this book brings together the most recent thinking by the nation's leading authority on the Civil War.

©2007 James M. McPherson (P)2008 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Military Civil War War

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"It will seduce anyone, Civil War neophyte or fanatic, for its authority and judgments....There is not a bad chapter in this book. This Mighty Scourge is a marvelous read from a master historian. Like all good history, what it makes you want to do is know more." ( Boston Globe)
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I was really surprised by the content of this book/reading. I had not appreciated - being from and living in the UK - the extent of self deception in the USA concerning the Civil War, or the war's continuing influence on current USA politics. That said Van Dyck has a lot to answer for in the UK as regards our Civil War (or War of three Kingdoms) where we've been collectively under his spell and that of the doomed Gentry in their silks and satins ever since. Essential listening in my opinion because he connects events with what is happening today and makes one think. In my opinion the ideas in this book and the conclusions drawn explain a lot about the USA today. Many people will disagree with the content - life is hard - pin back your ears and listen. This book has important lessons for us all.

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I found this book an excellent and informative read, with.a great amount of information of the main characters in the Civil War

Excellent book, very informative,We'll Read

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