The War for a Nation provides a brief introduction to the American Civil War from the perspective of military personnel and civilians who participated in the conflict. Susan-Mary Grant brings the war, its many battles, and those who fought them - male and female, black and white - to the center of a riveting narrative that is accessible to general readers and students of American history. The War for a Nation explains, in a clear narrative structure, the war''s origins, its battles, the expansion of the Union, the struggle for emancipation, and the following saga of Reconstruction. By drawing.

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Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Portents; Chapter 2 Divisions; Chapter 3 The Road to Perdition; Chapter 4 All Quiet Along the Potomac; Chapter 5 Battle Cry of Freedom; Chapter 6 Into the West; Chapter 7 The People Embodied; Chapter 8 "Lee's Miserables"; Conclusion: Death of a President, Birth of a Nation; Endnotes; Short Guide to Secondary Reading; Index

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