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What This Cruel War Was Over

Soldiers, Slavery, and the Civil War

By Chandra Manning

By Chandra Manning

By Chandra Manning

By Chandra Manning

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Mar 11, 2008 | ISBN 9780307277329

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Apr 03, 2007 | ISBN 9780307267436

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    About What This Cruel War Was Over

    Using letters, diaries, and regimental newspapers to take us inside the minds of Civil War soldiers—black and white, Northern and Southern—as they fought and marched across a divided country, this unprecedented account is “an essential contribution to our understanding of slavery and the Civil War” (The Philadelphia Inquirer).

    In this unprecedented account, Chandra Manning  With stunning poise and narrative verve, Manning explores how the Union and Confederate soldiers came to identify slavery as the central issue of the war and what that meant for a tumultuous nation. This is a brilliant and eye-opening debut and an invaluable addition to our understanding of the Civil War as it has never been rendered before.

    About What This Cruel War Was Over

    Using letters, diaries, and regimental newspapers to take us inside the minds of Civil War soldiers—black and white, Northern and Southern—as they fought and marched across a divided country, this unprecedented account is “an essential contribution to our understanding of slavery and the Civil War” (The Philadelphia Inquirer).

    In this unprecedented account, Chandra Manning  With stunning poise and narrative verve, Manning explores how the Union and Confederate soldiers came to identify slavery as the central issue of the war and what that meant for a tumultuous nation. This is a brilliant and eye-opening debut and an invaluable addition to our understanding of the Civil War as it has never been rendered before.

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    About Chandra Manning

    CHANDRA MANNING graduated summa cum laude from Mount Holyoke College, received the M.Phil. from the National University of Ireland, Galway, and took her Ph.D. at Harvard University. She has taught at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington, and served as Special… More about Chandra Manning

    About Chandra Manning

    CHANDRA MANNING graduated summa cum laude from Mount Holyoke College, received the M.Phil. from the National University of Ireland, Galway, and took her Ph.D. at Harvard University. She has taught at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington, and served as Special… More about Chandra Manning

    Product Details

    Category: Civil War Period | Military History | Literary Collections

    Paperback | $19.00
    Published by Vintage
    Mar 11, 2008 | 368 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780307277329

    Category: Civil War Period | Military History | Literary Collections

    Ebook | $14.99
    Published by Vintage
    Apr 03, 2007 | 368 Pages | ISBN 9780307267436
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    Praise

    “An essential contribution to our understanding of slavery and the Civil War.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer

     

    “A breathtakingly thorough examination of attitudes toward slavery of the rank-and-file troops, blue and gray, black and white.” —The Baltimore Sun

     

    “An engrossing study of Civil War soldiers . . . by breathing life into them, she breathes life into debates over why the war came and how it was waged.” —Chicago Tribune

     

    “A splendid book that should be read carefully by all who have an interest in the Civil War.” —Civil War News

    Awards

    Avery O. Craven Award WINNER 2008

    Lincoln Prize FINALIST 2008

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