The Civil War: The First Year Told by Those Who Lived It
Language: English
Published by Library of America, New York, 2011
Series: Book 1 of 4 - Library of America: The Civil War Collection
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EXTRAORDINARY: BEAUTIFULLY EDITED: PROFOUNDLY MOVING: NEW First Edition LOA hardcover (Orig. 2011) Second Printing (c. 2014) * Includes head-notes, a chronology of events, biographical & explanatory endnotes, full-color hand-drawn end-paper maps, & an index * 5.0" x 8.12" x 1.36", 0.70 kg, xxvi+814 (840) pp * ABOUT THE BOOK: The first volume in the widely praised LOA four-volume series of first hand accounts & writings on the American Civil War—features first-hand writings from Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, Abraham Lincoln, & more: After the passing of more than 160 years the Civil War remains our greatest national drama, at once heroic, tragic, & epic--our Iliad but also our Bible, a story of sin & judgment, suffering & despair, death & resurrection in a "new birth of freedom." Drawn from letters, diaries, speeches, articles, poems, songs, military reports, legal opinions, & memoirs, "The Civil War: The First Year" gathers more than 120 pieces by more than 60 participants to create a unique firsthand narrative of this great historical crisis. Beginning on the eve of Lincoln's election in November 1860 & ending in January 1862 w/ the appointment of Edwin M. Stanton as secretary of war, this volume presents writing by figures well-known—Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, Mary Chesnut, Frederick Douglass, & Lincoln himself among them—& less familiar, like pro-slavery advocate J.D.B. DeBow, Lieutenants Charles B. Haydon of the 2nd Michigan Infantry & Henry Livermore Abbott of the 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, & plantation mistresses Catherine Edmondston of North Carolina & Kate Stone of Mississippi. Together, the selections provide a powerful sense of the immediacy, uncertainty, & urgency of events as the nation was torn asunder. Companion volumes gather writings from the second, third, and final years of the conflict. * ABOUT THE EDITORS: BROOKS D. SIMPSON is Foundation Professor of History at Arizona State University. He is the author of "Let Us Have Peace: Ulysses S. Grant & the Politics of War & Reconstruction, 1861–1868" & "Ulysses S. Grant: Triumph over Adversity, 1822–1865", & is the co-editor of "Sherman's Civil War: Selected Correspondence of William T. Sherman, 1860-1865". STEPHEN W. SEARS is the author of "Landscape Turned Red: The Battle of Antietam"; "George B. McClellan: The Young Napoleon"; "To the Gates of Richmond: The Peninsula Campaign"; "Chancellorsville; Controversies and Commanders"; & "Gettysburg". AARON SHEEHAN DEAN is Associate Professor of History at the University of North Florida & author of "Why Confederates Fought: Family & Nation in Civil War Virginia" and "The Concise Historical Atlas of the U.S. Civil War". * HIGHEST PRAISE: "In this extraordinary, imaginatively-compiled, & beautifully edited collection, men & women of every class & kind express in their own words how it was to live in an America tearing itself apart. All the contradictory emotions those events inspired are here, raw & unfiltered by historians--bigotry & aspiration, anger & forgiveness, cynicism & courage. If there is a richer evocation of those times, I have not seen it." -Geoffrey Ward, co-author of "The Civil War" & author of "A First Class Temperament". * LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing & keeping permanently in print America’s best & most significant writing. The LOA series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, & ribbon markers, & are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries. * SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE wraps, labels & custom-packages this fine book for FREE domestic shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL (or USPS PRIORITY MAIL for a below-cost additional fee) & via USPS FIRST CLASS INTERNATIONAL AIRMAIL w/ rates quoted upon request.…
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- Title
- The Civil War: The First Year Told by Those Who Lived It
- Author
- Edited by Brooks D. Simpson, Stephen W. Sears, & Aaron Sheehan-Dean
- Publisher
- Library of America, New York
- Publication year
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- Dust jacket
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1598530887
- ISBN 13
- 9781598530889
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 2nd Printing
- Item weight
- 0.7 kilograms
- Series
- Book 1 of 4: Library of America: The Civil War Collection
This “mesmerizing and deeply troubling” glimpse into the Civil War era “will forever deepen the way you see this central chapter in our history . . . a masterpiece” (Newsweek).
After 150 years the Civil War is still our greatest national drama, at once heroic, tragic, and epic-our Iliad, but also our Bible, a story of sin and judgment, suffering and despair, death and resurrection in a "new birth of freedom.” Drawn from letters, diaries, speeches, articles, poems, songs, military reports, legal opinions, and memoirs, The Civil War: The First Year gathers over 120 pieces by more than sixty participants to create a unique firsthand narrative of this great historical crisis.
Beginning on the eve of Lincoln's election in November 1860 and ending in January 1862 with the appointment of Edwin M. Stanton as secretary of war, this volume presents writing by figures well-known―Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, Mary Chesnut, Frederick Douglass, and Lincoln himself among them―and less familiar, like proslavery advocate J.D.B. DeBow, Lieutenants Charles B. Haydon of the 2nd Michigan Infantry and Henry Livermore Abbott of the 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, and plantation mistresses Catherine Edmondston of North Carolina and Kate Stone of Mississippi. Together, the selections provide a powerful sense of the immediacy, uncertainty, and urgency of events as the nation was torn asunder. Includes headnotes, a chronology of events, biographical and explanatory endnotes, full-color hand-drawn endpaper maps, and an index. Companion volumes will gather writings from the second, third, and final years of the conflict.
LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation’s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America’s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.
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About the Author
Stephen W. Sears, volume editor, is the author of Landscape Turned Red: The Battle of Antietam; George B. McClellan: The Young Napoleon; To the Gates of Richmond: The Peninsula Campaign; Chancellorsville; Controversies and Commanders; and Gettysburg.
Aaron Sheehan-Dean, editor, is Associate Professor of History at the University of North Florida and author of Why Confederates Fought: Family and Nation in Civil War Virginia and The Concise Historical Atlas of the U.S. Civil War.
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