Writing the Civil War
The Quest to Understand
Published on 30. September 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-1-57003-389-6 (ISBN)
Description
Few events in American history have been studied more closely than the Civil War, this book is an examination of the effort to chronicle it. Topics covered include battlefield operations and the impact of race and gender.
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Edition
Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
South Carolina
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
1 halftone
Dimensions
Height: 217 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
522 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-57003-389-6 (9781570033896)
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Persons
William J. Cooper, Jr., is the Boyd Professor of History at Louisiana State University. His books include Jefferson Davis, American; Liberty and Slavery: Southern Politics to 1860; The South and the Politics of Slavery, 1828-1856; and The Conservative Regime: South Carolina, 1877-1890. He is also coauthor of The American South: A History. Cooper lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.