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The American Civil War

by Frederic L. Paxson

HistoryUnited States Civil War, 1861-1865

“A scholarly, compact, but not abstruse, treatment of the various aspects of the Civil war, economic and social as well as political and military.” Cleveland. Contains a bibliography and maps. — Standard Catalog for Public Libraries: History (H.W. Wilson) 1929 Chapter headings are: 1. The Law of the Land 2. Secession 3. Abraham Lincoln 4. Civil War 5. Afloat and Abroad 6. 1862: McClellan and Emancipation 7. 1862: The Mississippi Valley 8. Ulysses S. Grant 9. Gettysburg and Reconstruction 10. The Balance of Power 11. The Union Party 12. The Confederate Collapse Bibliographical Note

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