The noblest legacy of America's deadliest struggle is this "fresh birth of freedom," as Lincoln put it. In 1988, his book Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era moved beyond the. Eventually, the North had to confront the war's root cause-slavery-and embrace an emancipation programme as a secondary goal. The title of the book refers to the sentiments that informed both the Northern and Southern perspectives on the conflict: the South seceded in the name of the self-determination and self-government for which their forefathers had fought in 1776, while the North defended the Union founded by those forefathers as the bulwark of American liberty. The book vividly recounts the momentous events that preceded the Civil War-the Dred Scott decision, the Lincoln-Douglas debates, John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry-and then moves into a masterful chronicle of the war itself-the battles, the strategic maneuvering on both sides, the politics, and the personalities-and then moves into a masterful chronicle of the war itself-the battles, the strategic maneuvering on both sides, the politics, McPherson's novel perspectives on issues such as slavery growth in the 1850s, the Republican Party's roots, the causes of secession, internal dissension and anti-war resistance in the North and South, and the reasons for the Union's triumph are particularly noteworthy. United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865.Battle Cry of Freedom will undoubtedly become the classic one-volume history of the Civil War, filled with new interpretations and material, debunking old myths and confronting new ones.įrom the commencement of one war in Mexico to the end of another at Appomattox, James McPherson's fast-paced narrative seamlessly incorporates the political, social, and military events that crammed the two decades. United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Campaigns. Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: This authoritative volume makes sense of that vast and confusing "second American Revolution" we call the Civil War, a war that transformed a nation and expanded our heritage of liberty. This "new birth of freedom," as Lincoln called it, constitutes the proudest legacy of America's bloodiest conflict. Eventually, the North had to grapple with the underlying cause of the war-slavery-and adopt a policy of emancipation as a second war aim. The book's title refers to the sentiments that informed both the Northern and Southern views of the conflict: the South seceded in the name of that freedom of self-determination and self-government for which their fathers had fought in 1776, while the North stood fast in defense of the Union founded by those fathers as the bulwark of American liberty. Particularly notable are McPherson's new views on such matters as the slavery expansion issue in the 1850s, the origins of the Republican Party, the causes of secession, internal dissent and anti-war opposition in the North and the South, and the reasons for the Union's victory. Packed with drama and analytical insight, the book vividly recounts the momentous episodes that preceded the Civil War-the Dred Scott decision, the Lincoln-Douglas debates, John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry-and then moves into a masterful chronicle of the war itself-the battles, the strategic maneuvering on both sides, the politics, and the personalities. James McPherson's fast-paced narrative fully integrates the political, social, and military events that crowded the two decades from the outbreak of one war in Mexico to the ending of another at Appomattox. May be incomplete or contain other coding.įilled with fresh interpretations and information, puncturing old myths and challenging new ones, Battle Cry of Freedom will unquestionably become the standard one-volume history of the Civil War. McPherson was the president of the American Historical Association in 2003. He received the 1989 Pulitzer Prize for Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era. Information from electronic data provided by the publisher. James Munro McPherson (born October 11, 1936) is an American Civil War historian, and is the George Henry Davis '86 Professor Emeritus of United States History at Princeton University. McPherson.īibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog Publisher description for Library of Congress control number 87011045 Publisher description for Battle cry of freedom : the Civil War era / James M.
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