The Legacy of the Civil War
Download or Read eBook The Legacy of the Civil War PDF written by Robert Penn Warren and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2015-11 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Robert Penn Warren |
| Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
| Total Pages | : 83 |
| Release | : 2015-11 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780803299276 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0803299273 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Legacy of the Civil War by : Robert Penn Warren
Book excerpt: In this elegant book, the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer explores the manifold ways in which the Civil War changed the United States forever. He confronts its costs, not only human (six hundred thousand men killed) and economic (beyond reckoning) but social and psychological. He touches on popular misconceptions, including some concerning Abraham Lincoln and the issue of slavery. The war in all its facets "grows in our consciousness," arousing complex emotions and leaving "a gallery of great human images for our contemplation."
