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20 good reasons to study the Civil War / John C. Waugh.
- Title
- 20 good reasons to study the Civil War / John C. Waugh.
- Author
- Waugh, John C.
- Publication
- Abilene, Tex. : McWhiney Foundation Press, c2004.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | E468.5 .W38 2004 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 96 p.; 22 cm.
- Summary
- Twenty good reasons to study the Civil War.
- Alternative Title
- Twenty good reasons to study the Civil War
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History
- Trivia and miscellanea
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Foreword / Jim Lehrer -- Because It Was Unique -- Because It Was a Watershed in American History -- Because It Was a War of Firsts -- Because It Saved Republican Government -- Because It Killed Slavery -- Because It Originated New Ways of Waging War -- Because It Revolutionized War on the Water -- Because It Teaches Us Brotherhood -- Because It Showcases Undaunted Courage -- Because It Made Heroes -- Because It Created a New Industrial America -- Because It Produced Men of Fabulous Fortunes -- Because It Was a War of Political Oddities -- Because It Pioneered a New Journalism -- Because It Inspired Great Literature -- Because It Tested Our Faith -- Because It Is Our Own Direct Tie to the Past -- Because It Makes Us Remember -- Because It Is Great Drama -- Because It Speaks to Us Still.
- ISBN
- 1893114465 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^2004001876
- OCLC
- 54365373
- SCSB-12141414
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library