This Mighty Scourge
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This Mighty Scourge

Perspectives on the Civil WarBy James M. McPhersonNarrated by Barrett Whitener
Length8h 48m

About this audiobook

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. Readers 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.

Audiobook details

GenreHistory
Length8 hrs 48 mins
Narrated byBarrett Whitener
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateJul 30, 2008
LanguageEnglish

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