The Civil War in 50 Objects

Holzer, Harold; New-York Historical Society

ISBN 10: 0143128140 / ISBN 13: 9780143128144

Published by Penguin Books, 2015

Seller Inventory # 0143128140-3-36168608

Synopsis:

The American companion to A History of the World in 100 Objects, a fresh, visual perspective on the Civil War

From a soldier’s diary with the pencil still attached to John Brown’s pike, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the leaves from Abraham Lincoln’s bier, here is a unique and surprisingly intimate look at the Civil War.

Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer sheds new light on the war by examining fifty objects from the New-York Historical Society’s acclaimed collection. A daguerreotype of an elderly, dignified ex-slave; a soldier’s footlocker still packed with its contents; Grant’s handwritten terms of surrender at Appomattox―the stories these objects tell are rich, poignant, sometimes painful, and always fascinating. They illuminate the conflict from all perspectives―Union and Confederate, military and civilian, black and white, male and female―and give readers a deeply human sense of the war.

About the Author: Harold Holzer has written or edited more than forty books on Lincoln and the Civil War era. He is currently a senior vice president at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and a Roger Hertog Fellow at the New-York Historical Society. He lives in New York City.

The New-York Historical Society is the oldest museum in New York City, and one of the country’s pre-eminent cultural institutions.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Civil War in 50 Objects
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication Date: 2015
Binding: paperback
Condition: Good