What This Cruel War Was Over
Soldiers, Slavery, and the Civil War
By Chandra Manning
By Chandra Manning
By Chandra Manning
By Chandra Manning
Category: Civil War Period | Military History | Literary Collections
Category: Civil War Period | Military History | Literary Collections
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Paperback $19.00
Mar 11, 2008 | ISBN 9780307277329
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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
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